A Chinese Long March 2B rocket's booster was outfitted with a parachute for a launch. The system provides controlled landing ...

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Orion is designed to separate from the SLS rocket and safely splash down in ... The forward bay cover is the last piece that must eject before parachutes deploy. Credit: NASA/Jordan Salkin and ...

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One rocket, two missions ... in the absence of an atmosphere to support parachutes, rely entirely on thrusters for a controlled descent. A final hurdle, as recent missions have shown, is remaining ...

The first option would be the "sky crane" landing method, which would use a heat shield and parachute for the initial ... carrying with it a rocket. Perseverance would carry the samples to the ...

The recovery team designs and tests the parachutes, release mechanisms, and tethers for the rocket. The system consists of a small drogue parachute for controlled descent from apogee to approximately ...