NASA has completed the final test to qualify Orion’s parachute system for flights with astronauts, checking off an important milestone on the path to send humans on missions to the Moon and beyond. Over the course of eight tests at the U.S. Army’s Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona, engineers have evaluated the performance of Orion’s parachute system during normal landing sequences as well as several failure scenarios and a variety of potential aerodynamic conditions to ensure astronauts can return safely from deep space missions. Scroll through to see stills from the drop sequence in reverse, ending with a glamor shot of the chutes. Credit: NASA #nasa #orion #parachutes #astronauts #exploration #space #engineering #technology #yuma #usarmy #cpas #milestone #bluesky