Ascent Abort-2 Flight Test Complete

The flight test will prove that the abort system can pull crew to safety in the unlikely event of an emergency during ascent. — The Ascent Abort -2 flight test proved that the abort system can pull crew to safety in the unlikely event of an emergency during ascent. Photo credit: NASA/Tony Gray and Kevin O’Connell

The Ascent Abort-2 Flight Test is now complete. A postlaunch briefing is scheduled for approximately two hours after launch. Audio of this briefing will stream live on the agency’s website.

According to Orion Program Manager Mark Kirasich, the quick-look data looks great.

“It was a very smooth liftoff, Kirasich said. “By all first accounts, it was magnificent.”