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SpaceX Completes Dragon Parachute Test

Posted by timothy on Friday August 20, 2010 @06:06PM from the here-be-drougeans dept.

mattclar writes "SpaceX just released footage and pictures of last week's Dragon parachute drop test. Using an Erickson Air-Crane, the Dragon capsule was carried to 14,000 feet, then released. After a few seconds of freefall, the drouge chutes appeared, followed by the main chutes. The test concluded with a gentle touchdown within the target area to conclude a test described by SpaceX as '100% successful.'"

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Re:Not level by CoolGopher · 2010-08-20 20:07 · Score: 1, Offtopic

I voted [60] Stephen Conroy.
As did I. Here's hoping a few more did!