Attitude Control Motor Test for NASA’s Orion Spacecraft

A hot fire test of the Attitude Control Motor (ACM) of NASA’s Orion spacecraft Launch Abort System was conducted at Northrop Grumman’s facility in Elkton, Maryland, on 20 March 2019. Built by Northrop Grumman, the Attitude Control Motor consists of a solid propellant gas generator with eight proportional valves equally spaced around the circumference of the motor. ACM is an integral part of the Launch Abort System for NASA’s Orion spacecraft that will launch atop NASA’s Space Launch System. ACM has two fu