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Foom! Flaming Rocket Sled Tests Parachute For Mars Spacecraft
Friday, January 31, 2014 8:50
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Watch the video above to the two-minute mark (and beyond) and we guarantee a brilliant start to your Friday. “Enter Sandman” indeed, Metallica. Look past the flames and thrust, however, and you will see a parachute test in action that could help spacecraft land safely on Mars one day.
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Post tags: Curiosity, low density supersonic decelerator, mars parachute, rocket sled, spacecraft parachute, Viking
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