Orion ground test campaign

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Orion program activity pre‑flight test program spacecraft ground test campaign

The Orion ground test campaign was a series of extensive pre-flight evaluations and simulations conducted to validate NASA’s Orion spacecraft systems and performance before its first uncrewed test mission.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Orion program activity ⓘ pre‑flight test program ⓘ spacecraft ground test campaign ⓘ
appliesTo	Orion crew module NERFINISHED ⓘ Orion launch abort system interfaces ⓘ Orion service module interfaces ⓘ Orion spacecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithMission	Orion’s first uncrewed test mission ⓘ
conductedBy	Lockheed Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ NASA NERFINISHED ⓘ NASA Johnson Space Center NERFINISHED ⓘ NASA Kennedy Space Center NERFINISHED ⓘ NASA Marshall Space Flight Center NERFINISHED ⓘ
focusesOn	performance under launch and re‑entry conditions ⓘ spacecraft safety ⓘ system reliability ⓘ verification of communications systems ⓘ verification of guidance, navigation, and control ⓘ verification of life support interfaces ⓘ verification of power and avionics systems ⓘ
hasPurpose	reduce technical risk before the first uncrewed Orion flight ⓘ support flight readiness certification for Orion ⓘ validate Orion spacecraft systems and performance ⓘ verify design requirements for Orion spacecraft ⓘ
includesActivity	acoustic tests ⓘ avionics integration tests ⓘ electromagnetic compatibility tests ⓘ environmental qualification tests ⓘ extensive pre‑flight evaluations ⓘ flight control simulations ⓘ ground simulations of mission profiles ⓘ hardware‑in‑the‑loop simulations ⓘ mission operations simulations ⓘ software verification and validation ⓘ systems integration tests ⓘ thermal‑vacuum tests ⓘ vibration tests ⓘ
partOf	NASA’s human spaceflight program NERFINISHED ⓘ Orion program NERFINISHED ⓘ
precedes	first uncrewed Orion test flight ⓘ
resultedIn	data to support flight readiness reviews ⓘ identification and mitigation of pre‑flight issues ⓘ validation of Orion spacecraft design assumptions ⓘ
usesFacility	NASA ground test facilities ⓘ mission simulation laboratories ⓘ spacecraft environmental test chambers ⓘ structural test stands ⓘ

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