Aerojet Delivers Final Pod Assembly for Orion Flight

摘要

Sacramento, Calif.-based Aerojet on May 8 said that the final Crew Module Reaction Control System (CM RCS) pod assembly for the Orion Multi-Purpose Vehicle's Exploration Flight Test-1 has arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla. The pods will provide the primary and redundant control for critical maneuvers during Orion's high-speed atmospheric re-entry in the capsule's planned 2014 test flight. The two CM RCS pod assemblies delivered to date join six others already at Kennedy, Aerojet said in a press release. Beginning in June, the pods will undergo proof pressure and leak testing, valve leak testing and rocket engine functional testing prior to integration with Orion.