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Awesome – the announcer just noted that there's a UAV which will be used to capture the final descent splashdown of the Orion capsule. That should make for inte
by privong 12y ago
Awesome – the announcer just noted that there's a UAV which will be used to capture the final descent splashdown of the Orion capsule. That should make for interesting video. The UAV—Ikhana—looks to be a modified Predator:
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/aircraft/Ikhana/index.html http://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/aircraft/Ikhana/index....
- mikeyouse 12y agoThat's amazing. SpaceX should get one of those too, I understand the restriction for manned flights when rockets or capsules are coming back down, but it was sure frustrating to miss the water 'landing' of that last Falcon-9 due to the chase plane staying so far from the scene. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIlu7szab5I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIlu7szab5I