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418th FLTS supports NASA in Orion spacecraft parachute test
A mockup of an Orion spacecraft is released from a C-17 Globemaster III Dec. 13 over the Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona. Airmen and testers from the 418th Flight Test Squadron joined Army, NASA and contractor personnel to participate in the test of the Orion’s parachute landing system. (U.S. Air Force photo by Christopher A. Okula)
Christopher Okula
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Ariz., Yuma Proving Ground, 418th Flight Test Squadron, orion space capsule, orion, Edwards air force base, Capsule Parachute Assembly System, CPAS, planned failure, main chute, NASA, C-17, Army, Airdrop, Yuma, AIR FORCE, Globemaster
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