A capsule-shaped object is being loaded onto a U.S. Air Force C-17 at Yuma International Airport Monday morning as part of a test for the Orion space capsule paracute system.
A U.S. Air Force C-17 dropped the Orion capsule-shaped parachute test vehicle from an altitude of 25,000 feet over Yuma Proving Ground Wednesday morning.
This narrated video animation shows the different components of the Orion capsule and various tests that will be done in the future. The parachute for the capsule is being tested at Yuma Proving Ground this week. NASA VIDEO
The airdrop of a NASA space capsule that took place in Feb of 2012 at Yuma Proving Ground went off without a hitch. An Air Force C-17 aircraft dropped the cargo over a drop zone from an altitude of 25,000 feet. LOANED VIDEO/NASA, YPG
NASA engineers conducted another successful airdrop test of the Orion space capsule’s descent and landing parachutes, high above the Yuma Proving Ground early Wednesday morning. Footage provided by YPG and NASA
In this video from Nov. 2007, Kim Newton, spokesperson for NASA, explains the plan for the new Orion rocket system that will replace the space shuttle. This presentation was done at Yuma Proving Ground while testing a parachute system for the rocket.
