CEO of Tesla Motors Elon Musk has conducted a test of parachutes to help astronauts in space
Tesla CEO Elon Musk headed organization Space X has taken an astronaut friendly step. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) made an announcement on Thursday that the space company has succeeded in conducting a Crew Dragon parachutes’ test.
NASA launched a video of a parachute test of the Space Exploration Technologies Corporation over Coolige in the US state Arizona. A Dragon capsule’s dummy version was taken by a C-130 aero plane. This is amongst the final tests in the battery of them, required by the Commercial Crew Program of NASA.
The agency contracts thorough the program to private companies likes SpaceX, to transfer astronauts from and to the International Space Station ( ISS). When the Crew Dragon spacecraft of the Corporation succeeds in completing its crew certification, the capsule will be allowed to transfer members of crew from and to ISS.
In 2014, contracts were awarded both to Boeing and SpaceX for carrying astronauts from and to ISS. In November last year, the Corporation succeeds in receiving its first crewed mission order. According to schedule, the first crew carrying flights would take off in 201y.At the moment, NASA makes a payment to the Russian Federal Space Agency for ferrying US astronauts from and to ISS. The Soyuz TMA spacecraft of Russia takes 210 minutes for returning to the Earth, and does land in Kazakhstan.
SpaceX, founded by business tycoon Elon Musk, succeeded in first winning a cargo contract from NASA in 2006. It’s cargo mission first took off in 2012. The original design of capsule that the Corporation is currently employing to transfer cargo was also pioneered for carrying human passengers.
The newer Crew Dragon Capsule’s parachute system is more modernized than parachute arrays from earlier tests, with drogue parachutes and 4 main parachutes. Drogue parachutes cut down the capsule’s speed before the deployment of main parachutes.
Astronauts who do travelling in the Crew Dragon capsule will be travelling in style. By taking comfort in consideration, Crew Dragon was pioneered- high quality seats and cabin controlled by climate will be keeping astronauts glad on their way to ISS. The emergency space system of Capsule has been pioneered for keeping them safe.
The water landings of the capsule recall the Apollo capsule splash downs of NASA. After getting equipped with propulsion engines, the Corporation succeeded in completing a hover test in November and expects that it will finally be equipped with the capability to attain a propulsive landing.
Christian Science Monitor has reported that private contractor Sierra Neva was also awarded a cargo resupply contract by NASA previously this January. The Dream Chaser shuttles of company have been pioneered like mini versions of familiar space shuttles of NASA and are capable of landing on traditional runways.
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