Check out this super cool image of Orion spacecraft sub-scale parachute testing from 2015. The testing, conducted in an 80-by 120-foot wind tunnel by a team of NASA, Jacobs Engineering, Airborne Systems and National Full Scale Aerodynamics Complex personnel, was to help improve the safety and reliability of Orion's landing during the next mission of the Orion spacecraft, Exploration Mission-1. The team tested 13 parachute configurations using a tether system to hold the parachute while measuring aerodynamic forces. The parachute was also allowed to fly freely in the tunnel, during which photogrammetry, measurement taken by photography, was used to gather data on aerodynamic characteristics of the parachute. Credit: U.S. Air Force AEDC #nasa #orionspacecraft #usairforce #parachutes #testing #engineering #deepspace #explorationofspace