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
spacecraft recovery system
associatedWithProgram NASA Artemis program NERFINISHED
NASA Constellation program NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
deploymentSequence drogue deployment followed by main parachute deployment
designedBy NASA Johnson Space Center NERFINISHED
designedFor Orion crew module NERFINISHED
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
redundant parachute elements
three main parachutes
two drogue parachutes
landingMode ocean splashdown
landingSurface Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
operator NASA
partOf Orion crew exploration vehicle NERFINISHED
Orion spacecraft NERFINISHED
purpose enable safe splashdown of Orion crew capsule
slow Orion crew capsule during reentry
roleInSystem crew safety
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
high dynamic pressure loads
off-nominal deployment conditions
parachute failure scenarios
testedIn Artemis I mission NERFINISHED
Exploration Flight Test 1 NERFINISHED
Pad Abort 1 test NERFINISHED
high-altitude drop tests
usedOnMission Artemis I NERFINISHED
Exploration Flight Test 1 NERFINISHED
usedOnVehicleType crewed spacecraft
uses drogue parachutes
main parachutes
mortars for parachute deployment
parachute canopies
parachute risers
pilot parachutes
reefing lines

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Exploration Flight Test 1 testedSystem Orion parachute and landing system