NASA puts Orion backup parachutes to the test
Thursday, December 20, 2012 - 22:00
in Astronomy & Space
NASA completed the latest in a series of parachute tests for its Orion spacecraft Thursday at the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground in southwestern Arizona, marking another step toward a first flight test in 2014. The test verified Orion can land safely even if one of its two drogue parachutes does not open during descent.