猎户座的AA-2飞行测试品堆积如山!

猎户座的Ascent Abort-2飞行试验车从肯尼迪航天中心的发射中止系统设施向卡纳维拉尔角空军基地的空间发射综合体46推出，并于6月4日完成首次发射排练和飞行试验准备工作，为7月2日的发射做准备。在飞行过程中，猎户座的一个测试版本将使用一个助推器发射到超过6英里的高度，其中猎户座的发射中止系统（LAS）将安全地将太空舱拉离火箭。该团队将在接下来的几周内将所有AA-2元素堆叠在发射台上。该测试将证明，如果在太空发射系统火箭升空过程中发生紧急情况，猎户座的LAS可以使太空舱和未来的宇航员安全着陆。确保太空舱和未来宇航员的安全将为阿尔特弥斯在月球附近的任务铺平道路，使宇航员能够在2024年前登陆月球。

Orion’s Ascent Abort-2 flight test vehicle rolled out from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Abort System Facility to Space Launch Complex 46 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and teams completed their first launch rehearsal, and flight test readiness review on June 4, in preparation for its planned July 2 launch. During the flight, a test version of Orion will launch on a booster to more than six miles in altitude where Orion’s launch abort system (LAS) will safely pull the capsule away from the rocket. The team will be stacking all the AA-2 elements together at the launch pad over the next few weeks. The test will demonstrate Orion’s LAS can steer the capsule and future crew to safety if an emergency occurs during ascent on the Space Launch System rocket. Ensuring safety will pave the way for Artemis missions near the Moon, enabling astronauts to set foot on the lunar surface by 2024.

Image Credit: NASA/Tony Gray