Orion and Space Launch System

Orion Testing at NASA Langley:  Orion test capsule gets another splash-test at NASA Langley 

NASA’s Orion crew exploration capsule, under development at Lockheed Martin, is undergoing water impact testing at NASA’s Langley Research Center. The latest round included male and female crash dummies equipped with sensors and strapped in the capsule as it slammed into a test pool. The test conditions vary wave height, winds and parachute performance.

SLS Propulsion:  SLS upper stage test article arrives at NASA Marshall 

The structural test article for the Boeing developed Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage has reached NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, where it is to undergo loads testing later this year. The ICPS will serve as the upper stage for the first test launch of NASA’s Space Launch System exploration rocket in late 2018. The uncrewed test flight, Exploration Mission-1, is to take the Orion crew capsule around the moon and back to Earth for an ocean splashdown and recovery.

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