NASA, ATK Conduct First Launch Abort System Igniter Test for Orion

[techpr]

NASA and Alliant Techsystems, or ATK, reached another milestone Friday with the successful test firing of a critical safety component for the Orion crew exploration vehicle, NASA's next generation of spaceships.

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