Mars 2020 parachute is a 'go'
In the early hours of Sept. 7, NASA broke a world record.
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NASA'S Orion lands safely on two of three parachutes in test
NASA engineers have demonstrated the agency's Orion spacecraft can land safely if one of its three main parachutes fails to inflate during deployment.
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Feb 13, 2013
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Tenth parachute test for NASA's Orion adds 10,000 feet of success
A complicated, high-altitude test Wednesday demonstrated NASA's new Orion spacecraft could land safely even if one of its parachutes failed.
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Jul 25, 2013
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NASA postpones Mars 'flying saucer' test on Earth
Bad weather is preventing NASA from launching a "flying saucer" into Earth's atmosphere to test technology that could be used to land on Mars.
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Jun 12, 2014
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NASA Launch Tests Alternate Concept for Astronaut Escape System
NASA's Max Launch Abort System, or MLAS, is scheduled to be tested June 15 at the agency's Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Va. The launch window extends from approximately 5:45 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. EDT.
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Building 45 payloads for balloon mission
Robyn Millan's lab is a little crowded at the moment. It overflows with electronics. And foam. And parachutes and aluminum frames and drills. Based at Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH, Millan and her students are busy building ...
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May 30, 2012
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NASA's Orion spacecraft parachutes tested at U.S. Army Yuma proving ground
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 ...
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Mar 10, 2017
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NASA tests Orion spacecraft parachute jettison over Arizona
Engineers testing the parachute system for NASA's Orion spacecraft increased the complexity of their tests Thursday, Jan. 16, adding the jettison of hardware designed to keep the capsule safe during flight.
Space Exploration
Jan 17, 2014
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NASA continues Orion parachute testing for future test flight
(Phys.org) -- NASA today successfully conducted a drop test of the Orion crew vehicle's entry, descent and landing parachutes high above the Arizona desert in preparation for the vehicle's orbital flight test, Exploration ...
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Apr 18, 2012
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Image: Orion parachutes measure up in high pressure test
Orion's three main orange and white parachutes help a representative model of the spacecraft descend through sky above Arizona, where NASA engineers tested the parachute system on Sept. 13, 2017, at the U.S. Army Proving ...
Space Exploration
Sep 15, 2017
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