NASA's Orion crew module successfully passed its static loads tests. To ensure Orion will be ready for its flight test next year, engineers at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida built a 6-m-tall static loads test fixture for the crew module with hydraulic cylinders that slowly push or pull on the vehicle, depending on the type of load being simulated.

Source: Orion passes static load tests


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