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NASA's Orion Mock-Up Fails Parachute Test

Posted by timothy on from the perhaps-skydiving-is-not-for-you dept.

leetrout writes "Fox News has the story on a parachute test failing on a mock up of the new Orion spacecraft. 'This is the most complicated parachute test NASA has run since the '60s,' said Carol Evans, test manager for the parachute system at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. 'We are taking a close look at what caused the set-up chutes to malfunction. A failure of set-up parachutes is actually one of the most common occurrences in this sort of test.' Space.com has the video."

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  1. Remember this, NASA by elrous0 · · Score: 5, Funny

    The fall isn't the problem. It's that sudden stop at the end that you should avoid.

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  2. Well There's Your Problem Right There by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ever since the Coyote filed that lawsuit, Acme Corp's QC has gone down the shitter.

  3. Confucius say by Profane+MuthaFucka · · Score: 5, Funny

    Confucius say "Parachute like girls legs. Best when open."

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