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ARC-2006-ACD06-0179-001

ARC-2006-ACD06-0179-001

Ames holds a Media Day at the Hypervelocity Free Flight facility where Ames is conducting high-speed tests of small models of the agency's new Orion CEV to learn about stability during flight. The hypervelocity test facility uses a gun to shoot Orion models between 0.5 and l.5 inches (1.25 - 3.75 centimeters in diameter. The facility can conduct experiments with speeds up to 19,000 miles per hour (30,400 kilometers per hour) - Cesar Acosta, NASA photographer in forground and a news camera men taking shot of the gun facility

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ARC-2006-ACD06-0179-001

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October 12, 2006

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Dominic Hart

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