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Orion Parachute Testing - Yuma, Arizona
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Performed on Feb. 29, 2012 at the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds, this is the third in a series of the most flight-like parachute tests to date with a representative parachute compartment for the Orion spacecraft. It is the first such test to use a capsule shape representing Orion, known as a Parachute Test Vehicle. This video is narrated by Chris Johnson, project manager of the Orion Capsule Parachute Assembly Project.
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NASA; Orion; Orion B-roll; Orion Construction; Drop Test
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