By Ben SampsonThe second ground test of the Launch Abort Motor for NASA’s Orion spacecraft was conducted at Northrop Grumman’s facility in Promontory, Utah, on 13 December 2018. The Launch Abort Motor is an integral part of the Launch Abort System for NASA’s Orion spacecraft that will launch atop NASA’s Space Launch System.
Ben has worked as a journalist and editor, covering technology, engineering and industry for the last 20 years. Initially writing about subjects from nuclear submarines to autonomous cars to future design and manufacturing technologies, he was editor of a leading UK-based engineering magazine before becoming editor of Aerospace Testing in 2017.
