User:MadeYourReadThis/Orion-Apollo timeline comparison


 * Pad Abort Test-2 was conducted on June 29, 1965.

NASA hopes to follow this schedule in development of the Orion:
 * 2006–2007 — Engineering review of selected design
 * 2009 (TBD) — PA-1 (Pad Abort-1) unmanned pad abort test.
 * 2009 (Sep) — AA-1 (Ascent Abort-1) unmanned ascent abort test (transonic)
 * 2010 (Spring) — PA-2 unmanned pad abort test
 * 2010 (August) — AA-2 unmanned ascent abort test (Max Q)
 * 2011 (February) — AA-3 unmanned ascent abort test (low-altitude tumble test)
 * 2012 (September) — Ares I-Y unmanned ascent abort test (high altitude)
 * 2012 — First unmanned flight of Orion in Earth orbit.
 * 2014 (September) — First manned flight of Orion in Earth orbit.
 * 2015–2018 — First unmanned flight of Altair.
 * 2016–2018 First manned flight of Altair.
 * 2019 First manned lunar landing with Orion/Altair system.
 * 2020 Review of Mars missions
 * 2031 The Mission to Mars has tentative dates