Max Launch Abort System (MLAS)

WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES

02.19.2010

Courtesy Photo

NASA

The Max Launch Abort System (MLAS) test vehicle features fixed fins and drag plates to inexpensively, yet effectively, simulate deployable fins or other aerodynamic devices that would be used on an operational launch vehicle. Credit: NASA/Sean Smith

NASA Identifier: 362242main_mlas-01

• Date Taken: 02.19.2010
• Date Posted: 02.08.2013 13:43
• Photo ID: 849548
• Resolution: 3000x2250
• Size: 680.6 KB
• Location: WASHINGTON, D.C., US