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Thursday, July 25, 2013

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.

A test version of the Orion capsule touches down in the Arizona desert following a parachute test on Wednesday, July 24.
A test version of the Orion capsule is righted following its touchdown after a parachute test. Although the parachute system is tested in the desert, Orion will land in the Pacific Ocean.
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