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Narrative: NASA dropped a Cessna 175 from 100 feet at the Langley Landing and Impact Research Facility July 29, 2015.
NASA is developing next-gen search and rescue technology as part of an international effort involving members from 43 countries and organizations. The U.S. search and rescue program is a partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Air Force. NASA is the partnership's lead on technical support and the development of technological improvements.
The test was to see how a crash landing could be survivable.