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NASA’s Launch Abort System uses a powerful top-mounted motor to yank the crew capsule away from a failing rocket, flip it for stable reentry, and deploy parachutes to save astronauts; tested in two major abort tests—Pad Abort-1 at White Sands and Ascent Abort-2 on a modified missile—by the Armstrong Flight Research Center, laying groundwork for Artemis II’s crewed lunar flight.
China successfully conducted a pad abort test of its next-generation lunar spacecraft, Mengzhou, marking a significant step toward its goal of landing astronauts on the moon, amid delays in NASA's Artemis program.
China successfully conducted a pad abort test of its next-generation crew spacecraft, Mengzhou, at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, marking a significant step toward its goal of lunar exploration by 2030. The test verified the spacecraft's emergency escape systems, demonstrating progress in China's human spaceflight capabilities and future lunar missions.