Orion Test Booster | Ascent Abort-2
Space Launch Complex 46
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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.
Ascent Abort-2
Ascent Abort-2 (AA-2) is a scheduled test of the Launch Abort System (LAS) of NASA's Orion spacecraft.
Orion Abort Test Booster
Height 0.00 Meters
Max Stages 1
Mass To GTO 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust 2200 kN
Diameter 5.50 Meters
Mass To LEO 0 kg
Liftoff Mass 0 Tonnes
Launch Success 1
Consecutive Success 1
Maiden Flight 2019-07-02
Launch Failures 0
Programs
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.
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