Orion Abort Test Booster – National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Diameter: 5.5 m
The Orion Abort Test Booster, manufactured by National Aeronautics and Space Administration established in 1958, undertook its inaugural launch on 07/02/2019. Notably, 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.