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NASA Conducts First Ares I Rocket Cluster Parachute Test

May 20, 2009 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Unfurling in majestic patriotic colors, a successful cluster test of the Ares I rocket's three, 1-ton main parachutes was conducted May 20 by NASA and industry engineers at the U.S. Army Yuma ...

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NASA Successfully Tests Parachute for Ares Rocket

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Mar 02, 2009 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA and industry engineers successfully completed the second drop test of a drogue parachute for the Ares I rocket. The test took place Feb. 28 at the U.S. Army's Yuma Proving Ground near Yuma, Ariz.

NASA to Test World's Largest Rocket Parachutes for Ares I

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

May 18, 2009 | not rated yet | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- With Memorial Day just around the corner, NASA plans a spectacular aerial display May 20 of the newly designed parachute recovery system for its Ares I rocket. The centerpieces for the test ...

NASA Tests Load Limits for Ares I Rocket Main Parachute

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Oct 09, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA and industry engineers conducted a design limit load test of the Ares I rocket's main parachute Oct. 8 at the U.S. Army's Yuma Proving Ground near Yuma, Ariz. The Ares I is the first ...

NASA Successfully Tests Parachute for Ares Rocket

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Jul 25, 2008 | 4.3 / 5 (3) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA and industry engineers have successfully completed the first drop test of a drogue parachute for the Ares I rocket. The drogue parachute is designed to slow the rapid descent of the spent first-stage ...

NASA Conducts Second Test of Ares Rockets' Main Parachute

NASA Conducts Second Test of Main Parachute for Ares Rockets

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Nov 16, 2007 | 4.8 / 5 (4) | 3

NASA and industry engineers successfully tested the main parachute for Constellation Program rockets during a drop test Thursday at the U.S. Army's Yuma Proving Ground near Yuma, Ariz.

Ares Super-chute

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Mar 16, 2009 | 3.6 / 5 (5) | 0

NASA and U.S. Air Force test pilots have just dropped a 50,000-pound "dummy" rocket booster on the Arizona desert--and stopped it before it crashed. It's all part of NASA's plan to return to the Moon.

Test in Development of NASA's New Crew Rocket is Successful

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Jan 30, 2009 | 3 / 5 (2) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The development of NASA's next-generation crew launch vehicle, the Ares I rocket, took another step forward Thursday as Alliant Techsystems, or ATK, successfully tested a critical piece. ATK ...

NASA: Booster rocket damaged in test flight

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Oct 29, 2009 | 3 / 5 (6) | 0

(AP) -- NASA says the booster rocket used in a test flight was badly dented when it fell into the Atlantic.

2 parachutes malfunctioned in NASA test flight

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Oct 30, 2009 | 4.8 / 5 (6) | 1

(AP) -- Two of three parachutes malfunctioned in the test flight of a prototype moon rocket earlier this week, causing major damage to the booster, NASA said Friday.