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LDSD: We Brake for Mars (Part 1)

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20 February 2015

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How do you test a giant parachute designed to land a rover on Mars? This NASA test involved a helicopter, a one-kilometer-long rope, and a rocket sled!!

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This article is part of the Sky Science theme
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory: Exploring the Solar System (Article – 2013)
Why I Love Space Exploration (Article – 2012)
Getting Curiosity onto Mars (Video – 5:08 min.)
LDSD: We Brake For Mars (Part 2) (Video – 2:28 min.)
LDSD: Supersonic Test Flight (Video – 2:08 min.)
Orion: Trial by Fire (Video – 7:01 min.)

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