Who wants to be the first to fly on Orion?
http://www.space.com/common/media/video ... chute_test
Brian
NASA News: Houston, we have a problem.
Moderators: Guru's, The Ministry
- HawkerHart
- Meteor
- Posts: 86
- Joined: 21 Aug 2008, 16:15
Re: NASA News: Houston, we have a problem.
Me thinks that would have hurt a tad!!
And the wobbles rather nausiating(excuse the spelling). Kinda reminds me of the footage of WW2 Italian Paratroops linked to there chute at one point in the middle of their back, hehe.
And this: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=MlZ9_GSSx9U
And the wobbles rather nausiating(excuse the spelling). Kinda reminds me of the footage of WW2 Italian Paratroops linked to there chute at one point in the middle of their back, hehe.
And this: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=MlZ9_GSSx9U
Tom
- Garry Russell
- The Ministry
- Posts: 27180
- Joined: 29 Jan 2005, 00:53
- Location: On the other side of the wall
Re: NASA News: Houston, we have a problem.
You'd think they would be able to work parachutes out :think:
Luckily the ground was there to break it's fall :doho:
Garry
Luckily the ground was there to break it's fall :doho:
Garry
Garry
"In the world of virtual reality things are not always what they seem."
"In the world of virtual reality things are not always what they seem."
Re: NASA News: Houston, we have a problem.
You know it's not like this hasn't been done before, so how did it go so wrong?
Ah! Because it didn't always go right in testing for Apollo ;-)
http://www.astronautix.com/details/apo17875.htm
Kind regards
John
Ah! Because it didn't always go right in testing for Apollo ;-)
http://www.astronautix.com/details/apo17875.htm
Kind regards
John
never give up, never surrender