Hydro Impact News Today

Orion has completed its second drop test and has just two more to go The test was to finalize the crafts computer models for loads and structures The event saw Orion dropped from seven feet in the air down into a basin The Hydro Impact Basin is filled with hundreds of gallons of water  Orion will house the Artemis team, which will touchdown on the moon in 2024  The tests are to simulate landing scenarios for when they return to Earth

How to watch NASA drop a test spacecraft into a million-gallon pool today The Orion spacecraft is designed to carry astronauts to the moon and then land in the ocean when it gets back to Earth. Listen - 01:29 Enlarge Image NASA is performing a series of water drop tests on a test version of the Orion capsule. NASA NASAs Artemis program is aiming to take astronauts back to the moon for the first time sin...

How to watch NASA drop a test spacecraft into a million-gallon pool The Orion spacecraft is designed to carry astronauts to the moon and then land in the ocean when it gets back to Earth. Listen - 01:29 Enlarge Image NASA is performing a series of water drop tests on a test version of the Orion capsule. NASA NASAs Artemis program is aiming to take astronauts back to the moon for the first time since the...