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Tag: Orion

Posted on August 20, 2008

Your Tax Dollars At Work: NASA Redefines “EPIC FAIL”


Sure, it’s no $400 million weather satellite, but NASA’s test of the new Orion vehicle’s parachute system is certainly up there in the “ouch” department — the high speed fall from 25,000 with precisely zero successful chute deployments is downright hilarious to watch. One can almost envision Buster being pulled from the wreckage with all of his shock stickers broken wide open.
*grin*

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