Sentences with phrase «supersonic parachute»

The data obtained during these tests are critical for better understanding the environment and dynamics of a supersonic parachute inflation at Mars.

The first flight of an advanced supersonic parachute system for Mars 2020 NASA's next Mars rover.

A 58 - foot (17.7 - meter) Black Brandt IX sounding rocket launched the Advanced Supersonic Parachute Inflation Research Experiment (ASPIRE) payload from NASA's Wallops Island Flight Facility in Virginia.

On October 4, 2017, NASA completed the first supersonic parachute test in preparation for the space agency's Mars 2020 rover mission.

A supersonic parachute was tested by NASA's Low - Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) project.

A still from a video shows shows how a supersonic parachute was tested by NASA's Low - Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) project.

At an altitude of 11 kilometres, the spacecraft dropped six more 25 - kilogram blocks to shift its orientation once more, then deployed the largest supersonic parachute ever sent to another planet.

NASA is working on technologies that use inflatable, adjustable shields and supersonic parachutes to deliver two - to three tons on Mars.

Not exact matches

A daredevil who parachutes from skyscrapers will try to smash the nearly 50 - year - old record for the highest ever jump, becoming the first person to go supersonic in freefall

Modern theories of aerodynamics, advanced materials and computer analysis have made possible parachutes that can decelerate a capsule from supersonic speeds to a snail's pace in a matter of seconds

Scientists there also test parachutes and spacecraft at its wind - tunnel facilities, which can produce supersonic wind speeds faster than 1,900 miles per hour.

The project is developing a new 100 - foot - wide (30.5 m) parachute, along with two balloonlike devices called Supersonic Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerators (SIADs).