NASA Orion splashdown tests ensure safe landings for astronauts
Friday, September 28, 2012 - 08:04
in Astronomy & Space
(Phys.org)—The 18,000-pound test article that mimics the size and weight of NASA's Orion spacecraft crew module recently completed a final series of water impact tests in the Hydro Impact Basin at the agency's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va.