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Earl	07-02-2019 03:13 PM

Orion Abort Test Footage

Here’s a link to the Orion Launch Abort System test this morning. Looked nominal.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4rfsDMGplZU

Earl

LeeR	07-02-2019 03:43 PM

Little Joe III? If so, I wish it would have had fins! :)

Earl	07-03-2019 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by LeeR

Little Joe III? If so, I wish it would have had fins! :)

Yes, while I guess the booster design is certainly functional, it lacks the rocket 'attractiveness' of the Little Joe I or II vehicles. I can't say that I'd have any desire to model this Orion abort test vehicle at all.

Earl

tbzep

07-03-2019 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Earl

Even with fins, the aesthetics of the curved capsule and solid shaft escape system aren't something I care for.

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