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Watch NASA simulate a Mars landing on Earth to test supersonic parachutes

12
Apr
2014

To make sure the (very expensive) equipment were sending to Mars dont crash into the ground, NASAs putting its huge supersonic parachutes through a grueling test. Wait, what do parachutes have to do with Mars missions anyway? Well, if you read up on the Curiosity rovers risky landing in 2012, youll see that NASA used a parachute to slow down its descent.

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