Test of the pad abort motor.
Orion Capsule
Parachute Assembly
System (above) drop
test using the Parachute
Test Vehicle (PTV) at
the Yuma Army proving
grounds in Arizona.
Ground teams practice
stacking test versions
of Orion and its
launch abort system.
The Orion launch abort
system (far right) lifts
off during the Pad
Abort 1 flight test at
the White Sands Missile
Range in New Mexico.
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