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ExoMars Parachute System Testing Moves Forward

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Tom Patton
Nov 25, 2020
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The ExoMars parachute system that will help deliver the Rosalind Franklin rover to Mars has completed the first full-scale high altitude drop test with redesigned elements following two unsuccessful tests last year. Parachute extraction and deceleration proceeded as expected, the test vehicle landed safely and the test parachutes were recovered. However…

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