Orion Project Trims 1,000 Lb. From Airbag System For ‘Contingency Land Landing’
Credit: NASA
Engineers are developing a relatively lightweight emergency airbag system for NASA’s Orion crew exploration vehicle, in case circumstances force it to return to Earth on dry land instead of hitting its nominal target in the ocean off the California coast. Devising landing modes for the Orion capsule...
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