NASA Orion Pad Abort 1 Flight Test Project Overview, Results and Lessons Learned.
- Paper number
IAC-11,D2,6,2,x11469
- Author
Ms. Catherine Bahm, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), United States
- Coauthor
Mr. Griffin Corpening, United States
- Coauthor
Mr. Robert Clarke, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), United States
- Coauthor
Mr. Donald Reed, United States
- Coauthor
Mr. Jay Estes, United States
- Coauthor
Mr. Matt Redifer, United States
- Coauthor
Mr. David McAllister, United States
- Coauthor
Mr. Davis Hackenberg, United States
- Coauthor
Mr. David McGowan, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), United States
- Year
2011
- Abstract
At 0700 on the morning of May 6, 2010 in the New Mexico desert, the NASA Orion Pad Abort 1 (PA-1) flight test was successfully conducted. This paper provides an overview of the PA-1 project, the first abort flight test for the Orion Project. PA-1 was a flight test designed to be performed in the development stages of the Orion Project with the intent to inform the vehicle design and mature key models and tools. The detailed objectives, success criteria, and the essential connection to the flight instrumentation are discussed. This paper also presents the configuration of the PA-1 flight test article which consisted of a combination of baseline Orion and unique flight test systems. Key aspects of the flight test preparation efforts and the challenges faced by the project team will be discussed. Finally, a summary of the PA-1 flight test results and lessons learned throughout the project are provided.
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