PA1 Flight Test Vehicle

Artifact — Date: 2018 | Photo by: Shez Silverberg

This capsule was used in the Pad Abort 1 (PA-1) test of the Orion Launch Abort System (LAS) on May 6, 2010. It is also known as a Flight Test Article (FTA).

Type: Orion
Kind: Test Article
Mission: PA-1
Location: Virginia Air & Space Center, Hampton, Virginia

Older Display

Location: U.S. Army's White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico"
Date: 2010
Photos by: NASA/Kim Shiflett