The Orion Program has concluded its drop test series for the spacecraft’s parachute system, with a successful return to terra firma on Wednesday. The three chutes will allow Orion to conclude its mission with a gentle splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. Ensuring the system was safe, including during the loss of a chute, has been the main goal of the test series that has been ongoing for around a decade.
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First Falcon 9 Block 5 booster readying for static fire at McGregor; paving way for rapid reuse
by Ian AtkinsonSpaceX is working towards a major milestone on their road to rapid and inexpensive reusability.…
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The Orion Program has successfully conducted another parachute drop test over the U.S. Army’s Yuma Proving…
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As the launch date for Exploration Flight Test -1 (EFT-1) closes in, the Orion team…
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NASA’s Orion spacecraft successfully achieved a contingency landing scenario on Wednesday, returning under just two…
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With the Exploration Flight Test -1 (EFT-1) mission now at the T-15 months stage, Orion…
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NASA’s first Orion to head into space is continuing to be pieced together, with a…
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After a somewhat unhappy childhood, that included an abrupt and costly cancellation, the Orion program…
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Following on from their successful drop test of the Orion Parachute Test Vehicle (PTV) in…
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The Orion Program is continuing to push forward at a lively pace, as the first…
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This year is already marking a significant ramp up in achievements for the Orion Program,…
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The Orion Parachute Test Vehicle (PTV) is on track for its drop test on February 29…
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Orion teams are in the final stages of preparing for the first Generation II Parachute…
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Engineers at the Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) in New Orleans are making solid progress on…
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Ares I-X has launched on the second attempt at 11:30am Eastern, and although the First…
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Lockheed Martin have recommended a switch of a 8Mbs Phased array on its Communications and…
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The Jumbo Drop Test Vehicle is in final preparations for a February 26 drop, as…
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The Ares V core stage team is currently evaluating a configuration change to the location…
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Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) engineers are close to completing a two month-long series of…
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Ares project manager Steve Cook believes there is a “clear gap in support for NASA”…