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180316 NASA QUICKLOOK 012
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NASA successfully tested the Orion spacecraft’s parachute system on March 16, 2018 at the U.S. Army Proving Ground in Yuma, Arizona. It was the first time engineers intentionally failed one of the system’s three Forward Bay Cover parachutes. The Forward Bay Cover protects the upper part of Orion throughout its mission, but must be jettisoned during landing so the rest of Orion’s parachutes can deploy.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit line180316 NASA QUICKLOOK 012. NASA/JSC, 2018-03-16. Public domain. ID: jsc2022e045384.
