In March, the launch abort system - also known as the LAS pathfinder - for NASA's Orion crew exploration vehicle began a week-long journey across US to be delivered to White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, where it will help NASA prepare for the first abort system test, known as Pad Abort 1. The LAS pathfinder represents the size, outer shape and specific mass characteristics of Orion's abort system. This has created waves about Orion. Read the rest of this article »