SpaceX’s Crew Dragon uses an integrated launch‑abort system (LAS)

SpaceX Dragon: integrated Launch abort system LAS with 8 thrusters under the capsule. No separate LAS tower like Artemis Orion.
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon uses an integrated launch‑abort system (LAS), with 8 SuperDraco thrusters built into the side walls of the capsule itself, unlike the Artemis / Orion design that uses a separate tower‑mounted LAS above the capsule.

In Crew Dragon:

The 8 SuperDraco engines double as launch‑abort thrusters and (in early concepts) as landing engines.

The abort system is encapsulated within the capsule structure, so there is no separate tower to jettison after launch.

This gives a cleaner overall stack and allows abort capability later in flight compared with tower‑LAS systems that must be shed early.

For Artemis / Orion:

The tower‑mounted LAS sits on top of the capsule and is jettisoned minutes after launch once it is no longer needed.

It uses small solid‑rocket motors in the tower, not integrated capsule‑mounted engines.

So yes: Dragon’s LAS is integrated under/around the capsule with 8 thrusters; Orion’s uses a separate tower.

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