Aerojet’s jettison motor test fired for Orion LAS
Aerojet and Orbital Sciences have conducted the first static test firing at Aerojet’s Sacramento, Calif., facility of the jettison motor for the Orion Launch Abort System (LAS) built by Orbital. The March 27 ground test firing lasted less than 2 seconds to meet program criteria for the motor, which...
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