NASA Tests Orion’s Fate During Parachute Failure Scenario

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A test version of NASA’s Orion spacecraft successfully landed under two main parachutes in the Arizona desert Aug. 26, 2015 at the U.S. Army’s Yuma Proving Ground. Credit: NASA

What would happen to the astronaut crews aboard NASA’s Orion deep space capsule in the event of parachute failures in the final moments before splashdown upon returning from weeks to years long forays to the Moon, Asteroids or Mars?

NASA teams are evaluating Orion’s fate under multiple scenarios in case certain of(…)
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Post tags: deep space, Delta IV Heavy rocket, EFT-1, human spaceflight, Journey to Mars, NASA, Orion Capsule, Orion EFT-1, sls orion, ULA

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