Image: NASA's Orion Spacecraft Parachutes Tested at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground
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Description: Engineers successfully tested the parachutes for NASA's Orion spacecraft at the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona Wednesday, March 8. This was the second test in a series of eight that will certify Orion's parachutes for human spaceflight. The test, which dropped an Orion engineering model from a C-17 aircraft at 25,000 feet, simulated the descent astronauts might experience if they have to abort a mission after liftoff.
Title: NASA's Orion Spacecraft Parachutes Tested at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground
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