Potential missions include reconnaissance, ammunition delivery, mine laying and clearance, evacuation, position defense and strikes.
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Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2026
Similar launch abort systems were used on NASA's Mercury Gemini and Apollo missions, as well as on the agency's Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft.
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