Orion Pad Abort-1
Orion Pad Abort-1 was an uncrewed ground-initiated escape test at White Sands Missile Range on May 6, 2010. A full-scale crew-module simulator and launch abort system lifted from Launch Complex 32E to test rapid separation from a launch pad, steering, reorientation, abort-tower jettison, and parachute recovery. NASA's Orion Program led the integrated test with its research centers and prime contractor Lockheed Martin.
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- Pad Abort-1Pad Abort 1Orion PA-1PA-1
- Name
- Orion Pad Abort-1
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- Orion Pad Abort-1 was an uncrewed ground-initiated escape test at White Sands Missile Range on May 6, 2010. A full-scale crew-module simulator and launch abort system lifted from Launch Complex 32E to test rapid separation from a launch pad, steering, reorientation, abort-tower jettison, and parachute recovery. NASA's Orion Program led the integrated test with its research centers and prime contractor Lockheed Martin.
- Destination
- White Sands Missile Range suborbital test and land recovery
- End Date
- 2010-05-06
- Outcome
- Successfully demonstrated the launch abort sequence and parachute landing of the test capsule. The flight lasted about 135 seconds and reached approximately 1.2 miles in altitude before touchdown roughly a mile downrange, supplying engineering data for Orion's crew escape capability.
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- Start Date
- 2010-05-06
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- Official Url
- https://www.nasa.gov/mission/pad-abort-1/
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- Creation Time
- October 29, 2026 at 15:29:25 UTC
- Updated Time
- October 29, 2026 at 15:29:25 UTC
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