Orion parachute and landing system
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The Orion parachute and landing system is the recovery hardware designed to slow and safely splash down NASA’s Orion crew capsule after reentry from space.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
parachute system
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spacecraft recovery system ⓘ |
| associatedWithProgram |
NASA Artemis program
NERFINISHED
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NASA Constellation program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| deploymentSequence | drogue deployment followed by main parachute deployment ⓘ |
| designedBy | NASA Johnson Space Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
Orion crew module
NERFINISHED
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crewed deep space missions ⓘ |
| designedToMeet | human-rating requirements ⓘ |
| designedToOperateWith | Orion crew module forward bay cover jettison system ⓘ |
| developedWith | Airborne Systems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environment | Earth atmosphere reentry ⓘ |
| feature |
multiple main parachutes
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redundant parachute elements ⓘ three main parachutes ⓘ two drogue parachutes ⓘ |
| landingMode | ocean splashdown ⓘ |
| landingSurface | Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| partOf |
Orion crew exploration vehicle
NERFINISHED
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Orion spacecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
enable safe splashdown of Orion crew capsule
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slow Orion crew capsule during reentry ⓘ |
| roleInSystem |
crew safety
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energy dissipation during descent ⓘ |
| safetyFeature | ability to land safely with one main parachute failed ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| successfullyRecovered | Orion capsule on Artemis I splashdown ⓘ |
| testedAt | U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| testedFor |
asymmetric inflation
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high dynamic pressure loads ⓘ off-nominal deployment conditions ⓘ parachute failure scenarios ⓘ |
| testedIn |
Artemis I mission
NERFINISHED
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Exploration Flight Test 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ Pad Abort 1 test NERFINISHED ⓘ high-altitude drop tests ⓘ |
| usedOnMission |
Artemis I
NERFINISHED
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Exploration Flight Test 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedOnVehicleType | crewed spacecraft ⓘ |
| uses |
drogue parachutes
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main parachutes ⓘ mortars for parachute deployment ⓘ parachute canopies ⓘ parachute risers ⓘ pilot parachutes ⓘ reefing lines ⓘ |
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