Orion Launch Abort System

NASA is one of the many prestigious clients that have depended on Rickard Metals for the procurement of engineered and finished products. For example, we were contracted to provide 6AL-4V-Eli Titanium forgings for the fabrication of the crew evacuation system for NASA’s Ares Orion rocket. Often referred to as LAS (launch abort system) this escape mechanism on the Ares I will propel the Orion crew capsule clear of the rocket in the event of an Ares pad or launch malfunction. Click here for an animated view of the system at work.