VIDEO BY TERRY KETRON/THE SUN
7/11/07
Yuma Proving Ground is testing a new system to help pilots see terrain better through
heavy dust clouds.
Called the "Sandblaster Program," the system integrates a new 'see-through' sensor with data
on terra
Engineers at Yuma Proving Ground have developed a new system - the Blowing Air Dust and Sand System (BADSS) - which is capable of mimicking natural dust storms up to 60 mph. The BADSS system is used to test how equipment stands up to the elements.
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.
A strange wind storm blows through Northeast of Yuma on May 9, 2012. Ken Waters with the National Weather Service in Phoenix later said, "That's a classic signature we see after a microburst."
(Yuma Sun file video)
NASA tested the world's largest parachutes at Yuma Proving Ground in May of 2009 as part of it 's Constellation Program, which was expected to replace the shuttle. Video by James Gilbert, Jared Dort, and Darin Fenger
