NASA Successfully Tests Parachute for Ares Rocket
Friday, July 25, 2008 - 13:56
in Astronomy & Space
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA and industry engineers have successfully completed the first drop test of a drogue parachute for the Ares I rocket. The drogue parachute is designed to slow the rapid descent of the spent first-stage motor, cast off by the Ares I rocket during its climb to space.