Hydro Impact Basin Images
Hydro Impact Basin Features
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First Orion Vertical Drop
The first vertical drop test of the Orion test article at NASA Langley's Hydro Impact Basin, Thurs., Aug. 23.
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Orion Drop Test - Jan. 06, 2012
After six months of testing, an 18,000 pound (8,165 kg) Orion mockup took its final splash into NASA's Hydro Impact Basin on Jan. 6.
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Orion Drop Test - Dec. 13, 2011
The eighth water landing test of the Orion test article in the Hydro Impact Basin.
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Orion Continues to Make a Splash
The Orion test article took its seventh splash into the Hydro Impact Basin Dec. 1.
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What Goes Up Must Come Down
An Orion media day gave NASA the opportunity to show off its researchers and Hydro Impact Basin facility.
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Orion Phase 1 Drop Test
Engineers conducted the first test as part of Phase 1 of the Orion boilerplate test article at NASA's Langley Research Center, on Oct. 18.
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A Look to the Future, a Part of Langley's Past
NASA Langley's most visible link to the future of space exploration became a part of its most visible link to the center's space past Tuesday when a ribbon was cut to signify that the Hydro Impact Basin was open for business.
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Testing NASA's Next Deep Space Vehicle
NASA's 22,000-lb mockup of the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle begins water landing certification tests.
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Gantry's First Splash Test Is a Booming Success
The principle is the same one that allows a kid to swing from a bank into a pond on a long rope hanging from a tree to beat the summer heat.
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Langley's New Reservoir to Make Big Impact on Flight Safety
In a matter of hours, one million gallons of water filled a giant reservoir that will play a critical role in NASA's future human space flight efforts.
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NASA Langley to Break Ground on Hydro Impact Basin
On June 8, NASA Langley will break ground on a $1.7 million Hydro Impact Basin that will serve to validate and certify that future space vehicles.
Press Release Archive
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08.21.12
Media Invited to Orion Spacecraft Vertical Drop Test at Langley
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Media Invited to Orion Spacecraft Water Landing Test at Langley
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08.12.11
NASA Opens Water Basin of the Future
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08.08.11
NASA Opens New Testing Facility for Future Space Vehicles
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07.22.11
NASA Tests Future Deep Space Vehicle for Water Landings
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01.03.11
NASA Langley Forecast
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06.02.10
Media Invited to Water Basin Groundbreaking Ceremony