Orion’s Service Module propulsion system test

NASA conducted a test of the Orion spacecraft service module’s propulsion system on 5 August 2019, at NASA’s White Sands Test Facility near Las Cruces, New Mexico. During the test, the main engine, 8 auxiliary thrusters and 6 reaction control thrusters were fired. The test simulated an abort-to-orbit scenario in which the spacecraft’s service module must place Orion in a safe orbit because of a problem after the abort system has been jettisoned. Orion’s Service Module (European Service Module – ESM) is prov