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Completed Hydro Impact Basin

Completed Hydro Impact Basin
The Hydro Impact Basin is NASA Langley's newest facility. It will be used to qualify future space vehicles for water landings.

The Hydro Impact Basin is NASA Langley’s newest facility. It will be used to qualify future space vehicles for water landings.
The basin is 20 feet deep. It took one million gallons (3,785,412 liters) of water to fill it.
Credit: NASA/Sean Smith