Space History Photo: Parafoil in 80 x 120 Foot Wind Tunnel
From NASA
Date: 22 April 2013 Time: 09:33 AM ET
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The parafoil undergoes testing in the world's largest wind tunnel at the Ames Research Center. CREDIT: NASA-Heineck. |
In this historical photo from the U.S. space agency, the Pioneer Aerospace Parafoil (Advanced Recovery System II), undergoes testing in the world's largest wind tunnel, the 80 x 120 Foot Tunnel at NASA's Ames Research Center, Mountain View California, on Apr. 10, 1990.
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