SpaceX Completes Dragon Parachute Test

mattclar writes "SpaceX just released footage and pictures of last week's Dragon parachute drop test. Using an Erickson Air-Crane, the Dragon capsule was carried to 14,000 feet, then released. After a few seconds of freefall, the drouge chutes appeared, followed by the main chutes. The test concluded with a gentle touchdown within the target area to conclude a test described by SpaceX as '100% successful.'"

Re:neat

[MichaelSmith]

like a sports car hitting the breaks!

I prefer my nice reliable Toyota van. It has brakes.

SpaceX is a drag on employment

[Baldrson]

Clearly NASA could have done the same thing for a billion dollars, thereby creating much-needed high tech jobs for H-1b guest workers looking for a better life here in the US. I don't understand how anyone could celebrate this economic and humanitarian travesty.

Re:Exciting

[M1FCJ]

So right! If FSM wanted us to fly, she would have given us wings! And don't get me started on those squatters [wikipedia.org]