New safety-related work on Orion by Orbital ATK
Dulles, Va. (UPI) Apr 7, 2015 - An attitude control motor for a system to enable astronauts to escape the Orion spacecraft in an emergency during launch is being built by Orbital ATK Inc. The motor will provide steering control to the Lunch Abort System through the use of a solid propellant gas generator with eight valves around its 3-foot diameter to steer Orion as it moves away from the launch vehicle. The mo ... more
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