Component

Parachute

The decelerator that slows a spacecraft in an atmosphere after the heat shield has done its work — from the supersonic parachutes of Mars landers to the splashdown chutes of crew capsules.

Part of Entry, Descent & Landing (EDL)

Knowledge connections

Part ofEntry, Descent & Landing (EDL)

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