NASA Ares I Rocket - Yuma Drop Test

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Channel: NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center · 2009 · Science & Technology

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Unfurling in majestic patriotic colors, a successful cluster test of the Ares I rocket's three, 1-ton main parachutes was conducted May 20 by NASA and industry engineers at the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground located near Yuma, Ariz. The main parachute is designed to slow the rapid descent of the spent first-stage motor and permit its recovery for use on future flights.

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