SpaceX Fails to Achieve Parachute Success During Test
Preparing for a May launch, Elon Musk's SpaceX encountered a problem while testing the parachute system of its Crew Dragon capsule this week. According to a statement from the company emailed to Space.com on Tuesday, "During a planned parachute drop test today, the test article suspended underneath the helicopter became unstable," resulting in the parachute's inability to deploy properly.
Although the test was unsuccessful, SpaceX made clear that the test's failure didn't result from a problem with the parachute. The company elaborated in the statement that "As the helicopter was not yet at target conditions, the test article was not armed, and as such, the parachute system did not initiate the parachute deployment sequence. While the test article was lost, this was not a failure of the parachute system, and most importantly, no one was injured."
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