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
Watch NASA drop its Orion spacecraft into a million-gallon splashdown pool
Chris Davies - Apr 6, 2021, 3:36pm CDT
Before you can launch something into space, first you have to drop it, hence NASA ditching its Orion Spacecraft into its vast Hydro Impact Basin to see how the latest design holds up. It’s an early preview of what will eventually be the final major part of Orion’s journey back from the Moon, as it splashes down into the Pacific Ocean.
Before it hits the ocean, of course, it’ll be slowed on its descent by parachutes. Still, 14,000 pounds of space capsule still makes a splash, something the Hydro Impact Basin (HIB) at NASA’s Langley Research Center’s Landing and Impact Research Facility in Hampton, Virginia is well equipped to demonstrate.
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The Orion will carry astronauts to the Moon and beyond as a part of the Artemis missions.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will air live its series of impact tests on the crew capsule of its Orion spacecraft to check how it responds to splashing into water, the space agency has said.
The Orion will carry astronauts to the Moon and beyond as a part of the Artemis missions.
The test is scheduled to take place at NASA s Langley Research Center s Landing and Impact Research Facility at Hampton in Virginia on April 6.
Viewers can watch the livestreamed event on the NASA TV, its website and the NASA app from 1:45 pm EDT or at 11: 15 am Indian Standard Time.
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