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Confirm what appears likely that it is the first piece of Malaysia Flight 370 to be found since the plane vanished 17 months ago. Seth doane now on what could be the first piece of the puzzle. Reporter the debris that washed ashore appeared to be part of the wing known as a flaperon of a boeing 777 aircraft, and today boeing confirmed that the serial number found on the wreckage belonged to one of their aircraft parts. The flaperon will be taken to france for more analysis, including examining t...

777. Now investigators are working to confirm what appears likely that it is the first piece of Malaysia Flight 370 to be found since the plane vanished 17 months ago. Seth doane now on what could be the first piece of the puzzle. Reporter the debris that washed ashore appeared to be part of the wing known as a flaperon of a boeing 777 aircraft, and today boeing confirmed that the serial number found on the wreckage belonged to one of their aircraft parts. The flaperon will be taken to france fo...

Mechanical engineering alumnus Lawrence Giron Jr. returns from two NASA internships to contribute research on atmospheric corrosion prediction.

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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

Watch NASA drop its Orion spacecraft into a million-gallon splashdown pool Chris Davies - Apr 6, 2021, 3:36pm CDT Before you can launch something into space, first you have to drop it, hence NASA ditching its Orion Spacecraft into its vast Hydro Impact Basin to see how the latest design holds up. It’s an early preview of what will eventually be the final major part of Orion’s journey back from the Moon, as it splashes down into the Pacific Ocean. Before it hits the ocean...

The Orion will carry astronauts to the Moon and beyond as a part of the Artemis missions. Virginia: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will air live its series of impact tests on the crew capsule of its Orion spacecraft to check how it responds to splashing into water, the space agency has said. The Orion will carry astronauts to the Moon and beyond as a part of the Artemis missions. The test is scheduled to take place at NASAs Langley Research Centers Landing and Impact Rese...