Europe's IXV 'space wedge' performs drop test

A successful "drop test" has been conducted on Europe's experimental re-entry vehicle, the IXV. A 1:1 scale model was released from an altitude of 3km by a helicopter, and then descended to a splashdown in the Mediterranean on a parachute. via Pocket http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22984738#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa