NASA tests launch abort system at supersonic speeds
NASA tests launch abort system at supersonic speeds
21:25 26-07-2010; source: www.sciencedaily.com
Aerospace engineers at NASA's Ames Research Center are conducting a series of wind tunnel tests to develop technology for future human space exploration. Using a six percent scale Orion model, featuring complex moving parts, engineers are simulating various launch abort conditions the spacecraft might encounter during ascent to characterize the effects of launch abort and control motor plumes on the aerodynamics of the Orion spacecraft.
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