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NASA Orion Crash While Testing Launch Abort Parachute System

NASA tested the parachutes for the recovery system on its Orion crew exploration vehicle above the U.S. Army's Yuma Proving Grounds in Arizona on July 31. The test proved unsuccessful when a test s...  
 
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2bpilot (1 month ago) Show Hide
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Man I would hate to be the man that worked on this and having to watch that long fall..
nukesforce (1 month ago) Show Hide
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v=g*t
rossco1966 (2 months ago) Show Hide
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suddenly a glided reentry looks positively safe.....
crazybastard82 (4 months ago) Show Hide
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correction:
orion is the crew vehicle, like the lunar module. the launch vehicles are the ares I and ares V rockets
crazybastard82 (4 months ago) Show Hide
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not nasa's fault. blame annual budget cuts for the last 30 years. nasa's role went from being pioneers in extreme space exploration to merely bus drivers taking satellites into orbit. the constellation program is their chance at reviving its old status.
mathyson (5 months ago) Show Hide
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0:30 you dont have to turn your sound up, there's none at all. Also, what mac u have?
grolgh (6 months ago) Show Hide
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According to Wayne Hale the failure was in the test rig - not the parachutes. There were also good tests preceding this.
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I think my back would be pretty sore after that landing.
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Looks like Orion is still in the "snake killer" phase of testing...
GeneralKenobiSIYE (6 months ago) Show Hide
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hahahaha! The snake was said "Sssssss hey the sssssthe fuck issssssss that?" Crash!

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