Orion has completed its second drop test and has just two more to go
The test was to finalize the craft s computer models for loads and structures
The event saw Orion dropped from seven feet in the air down into a basin
The Hydro Impact Basin is filled with hundreds of gallons of water
Orion will house the Artemis team, which will touchdown on the moon in 2024
The tests are to simulate landing scenarios for when they return to Earth
How to watch NASA drop a test spacecraft into a million-gallon pool today
The Orion spacecraft is designed to carry astronauts to the moon and then land in the ocean when it gets back to Earth. Listen - 01:29
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NASA is performing a series of water drop tests on a test version of the Orion capsule. NASA
NASA s Artemis program is aiming to take astronauts back to the moon for the first time since the Apollo era. The agency successfully fired up part of its big SLS rocket system last March. Now it s going to drop a test version of the Orion spacecraft into a big pool of water. Really big.
How to watch NASA drop a test spacecraft into a million-gallon pool
The Orion spacecraft is designed to carry astronauts to the moon and then land in the ocean when it gets back to Earth. Listen - 01:29
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NASA is performing a series of water drop tests on a test version of the Orion capsule. NASA
NASA s Artemis program is aiming to take astronauts back to the moon for the first time since the Apollo era. The space agency successfully fired up part of its big SLS rocket system in March. Now it s going to drop a test version of the Orion spacecraft into a really big pool of water.