Pictures: NASA drop tests Ares I first stage pilot recovery parachute

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Here are the first pictures released by NASA of its two drop tests of the Ares I first stage’s recovery pilot parachute over the US Army’s Yuma proving ground from 14-17 August. The two tests are the first of nine planned for the next two years to test the recovery ...

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