Orion Abort Test Booster (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
Photo Credit: NASA
The Orion Abort Test Booster, manufactured by National Aeronautics and Space Administration established in 1958, undertook its inaugural launch on 07/02/2019, is non-reusable and is inactive.
Orion Abort Test Booster has 1 successful launches and 0 failed attempts, with a cumulative tally of 1 launches, currently with 0 pending launches in the pipeline.
The Orion Abort Test Booster is a small solid rocket launcher developed by Northropp Grumman.
It uses a single stage Peacekeeper missile first stage motor [SR118] inside an Aero-Shell to replicate the Orion Service Module 5.5 meter diameter.
- Diameter: 5.5 m
Manufacturer
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Acting Administrator: James Free
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Program
Human Spaceflight: Artemis
The Artemis program is a US government-funded crewed spaceflight program that has the goal of landing "the first woman and the next man" on the Moon, specifically at the lunar south pole region by 2024.
