Orion Spacecraft Parachute Test on This Week @NASA March 10, 2017

NASA conducted the latest successful test of the Orion spacecrafts parachute system on March 8 in the skies above the U.S. Armys Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona. The test was designed to evaluate the parachutes performance in an emergency abort situation that would require Orion to be jettisoned from the agencys Space Launch System rocket during a launch. Even at this relatively low altitude, the parachutes are designed to fully deploy and safely return Orion and its crew to Earth. Also, Shin Honored by Aviation Week, Space Station Resupply Mission Targeted for March 19, Small Business Innovation Proposals Selected, Deep Space Atomic Clock, Modern Figures Virtual Tour, and NASA Aero Night of Flight!