The drogue parachute for the Ares I first stage motor passed a drop test, NASA announced. NASA and industry engineers performed the test. The drogue parachute is designed to slow the rapid descent of the spent first-stage motor, cast off by the Ares I rocket during its climb to space. Ares is the rocket that will lift the next-generation Orion spacecraft into orbit, with the first Orion manned flight set for 2015. The Orion-Ares system will replace the space shuttle…
Parachute For Ares First Stage Motor Passes Test
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