Launch escape system for the Orion spacecraft.
1SpaceX's next CCDev milestones for the Dragon include the further development of its pusher launch abort system.
2The latest development step for SpaceX is the completion of the preliminary design review of its launch abort system.
3SpaceX's launch abort system uses small rockets attached to the side of the Dragon spacecraft (pictured above).
4Liberty will be the name of the new program, and this time it will include a capsule spacecraft, launch abort system and the rocket itself.
5The so-called Launch Abort System can activate in milliseconds, catapulting the crew capsule about 1 mile (1.6 km) in altitude in seconds.