JSC2010-E-165934 (21 Sept. 2010) — The NASA Orion Crew Module Parachute Assembly System team completed a parachute airdrop test at the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds test range in Yuma, Ariz. The objective of the airdrop test was to determine the effect of increasing the main parachute geometric porosity on a single parachute, which may provide in
JSC2010-E-165934 (21 Sept. 2010) — The NASA Orion Crew Module Parachute Assembly System team completed a parachute airdrop test at the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds test range in Yuma, Ariz. The objective of the airdrop test was to determine the effect of increasing the main parachute geometric porosity on a single parachute, which may provide increased parachute stability when placed in a cluster configuration. The porosity was increased by removing a set of panels in the canopy of the main parachute being tested. Photo credit: U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds