By NASA // March 10, 2017

Engineers successfully tested the parachutes for NASAs Orion spacecraft at the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona Wednesday, March 8. (NASA Image)

(NASA) Engineers successfully tested the parachutes for NASAs Orion spacecraft at the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona Wednesday, March 8.

This was the second test in a series of eight that will certify Orions parachutes for human spaceflight.

The test, which dropped an Orion engineering model from a C-17 aircraft at 25,000 feet, simulated the descent astronauts might experience if they have to abort a mission after liftoff.

Orion, which will launch atop NASAs Space Launch System rocket from the agencys Kennedy Space Center in Florida, is built to take astronauts farther into the solar system than ever before.

The spacecraft will carry crew to space, provide emergency abort capabilities, sustain the crew during their mission and provide safe re-entry through Earths atmosphere.

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