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NASA’s ‘flying bathtub’ taught the Space Shuttle how to land

In 1962, NASA’s Flight Research Center in California approved the construction of a prototype lifting body aircraft, which became the M2-F1, also known as the “ Flying Bathtub .” The designation is ...
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NASA Conducts Second Test of Main Parachute for Ares Rockets

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – NASA and industry engineers successfully tested the main parachute for Constellation Program rockets during a drop test Thursday at the U.S. Army’s Yuma Proving Ground near Yuma, ...
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NASA Conducts First Test of Main Parachute for Ares I Rocket

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – NASA and industry engineers successfully completed the first drop test of the main parachute that will help recover the first stage of the Ares I crew launch vehicle. Ares I will ...
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Jacobs Receives NASA Task Order For Orion Space Capsule Parachute System

Jacobs Engineering Group (NYSE:JEC) has received a $40.3 million task order from NASA‘s Johnson Space Center to carry out manned flight qualification tests on the agency’s Orion space capsule’s ...
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Shannon Airport was an emergency landing spot for the Space Shuttle if multiple engines failed

In that event, the shuttle could attempt an emergency landing at Shannon Airport. To reassure Irish authorities, the embassy added that “United States personnel (both US government and contractor) ...