JSC2010-E-054685 (20 April 2010) — An aerial view shows the launch abort system for the Pad Abort-1 (PA-1) flight test on the launch pad (on the right) for the test at the U.S. Army's White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The integrated flight test will evaluate the ability of a launch abort system to pull the module and an astronaut crew to sa
JSC2010-E-054685 (20 April 2010) — An aerial view shows the launch abort system for the Pad Abort-1 (PA-1) flight test on the launch pad (on the right) for the test at the U.S. Army’s White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The integrated flight test will evaluate the ability of a launch abort system to pull the module and an astronaut crew to safety in the event of an emergency on a launch pad. Photo credit: U.S. Army White Sands Missile Range