Orion is testing a crew capsule

Orion is testing a crew capsule

NASA Administrator Jim Brydenstein (second from left) visited the Orion crew capsule during test period AA-2. Next to him were Capsule Manager John Olansen (left), Director of the Space Center. Johnson's Mark Jayer and program manager Orion Macr Chirasi (right). Picture taken on August 2, 2018 from the Space Center. Johnson NASA.

In test AA-2, it is checked whether the Orion spacecraft emergency departure system can control the capsule and the astronauts for safety. It is activated in case of a problem in the rocket, when the device is under the highest aerodynamic loads.

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