Testing Orion spacecraft exit procedure

Using the waters off the coast of Galveston, Texas, a NASA and Department of Defense team tested Orion exit procedures in a variety of scenarios July 10-14.

During crew egress testing in the Gulf of Mexico, Exploration Ground System supported by U.S.

Navy dive teams evaluated how the crew exit the capsule with assistance and by themselves.

If the capsule lands upside down or turns over in high waves, uprighting bags are responsible for turning Orion right side up.

At NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston teams also performed a series of tests to evaluate how astronauts and ground crew involved in final preparations before Orion missions will quickly get out of the spacecraft if an emergency were to occur on the pad prior to launch.