Nasa to conduct final Orion drop-test

Posted on 5 Aug 2015 by Michael Cruickshank
Nasa's Orion spacecraft. Image courtesy of Nasa.

US space agency Nasa have confirmed the date for the latest test of its new Orion spacecraft.

Journalists have been invited to view the final drop test of the crew capsule, with the date set for August 26. The test will take place at the US Army’s Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona and will attempt to simulate re-entry from space. The Orion capsule itself will be dropped from an aircraft at a…

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