NASA and industry engineers successfully completed the second drop test of a drogue parachute for the Ares I rocket at the Army Yuma Proving Ground near Yuma, Ariz. The Ares I would be a rocket lifting the Orion space capsule that will take explorers to the International Space Station, the moon and beyond in coming decades. That drogue parachute is a vital element of the rocket's deceleration system; it is designed to slow the rapid descent of the spent first-stage…
Ares I Parachute Passes Test
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