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A test version of NASA's Orion Crew Capsule performing another drop test in the skies over Arizona February 29th. The capsule was dropped from a C-17 at an altitude of 25,000 feet, testing the spacecraft's descent and landing parachutes in preparation for an orbital flight test in 2014. Photo Credit: NASA

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