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Orion Crew Module with Adapter Cone

Orion Crew Module with Adapter Cone
The Orion flight test crew module that was used for the Orion Launch Abort System Pad Abort 1 flight test is shown with its adapter cone that attaches the abort system's rocket motor to the module.

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The Orion flight test crew module that was used for the Orion Launch Abort System Pad Abort 1 flight test is shown with its adapter cone that attached the abort system’s rocket motor to the module. Instrumentation installation and integration was conducted at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center over an 18-month period in 2008 and 2009 to prepare for the pad abort flight test.May 6, 2009
NASA Photo / Tony Landis