first test in a sequence of atmospheric flight tests known as Orion Abort Flight Test (AFT)

PA-1 tested the basic functionality of the launch abort concept from the pad in its preliminary Orion design configuration. It used the former conformal shape of the LAS adapter. The Flight Test Article (FTA) vehicle differed from production Orion vehicles in many ways. For example, the FTA did not have a crew on board, and the avionics were a prototype of what is planned for production of the Orions.

The PA-1 test took place on May 6, 2010, at the U.S. Army's White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. 

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