File:20090422MSLtestparachute.jpg
Summary
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Science_Laboratory" class="extiw" title="w:Mars Science Laboratory">Mars Science Laboratory</a> (MSL) test parachute at the NASA <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ames_Research_Center" class="extiw" title="en:Ames Research Center">Ames Research Center</a> at Moffett Field, California which has the world's largest wind tunnel. The MSL parachute is the largest parachute ever made for an extraterrestrial mission with a diameter of nearly 16 meters (51 feet). The parachute uses 80 suspension lines and is made mostly of nylon except for a small disk of polyester. Both the MSL parachute and the MSL test parachute were made by Pioneer Aerospace.
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| current | 00:06, 4 January 2017 | | 500 × 731 (51 KB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Science_Laboratory" class="extiw" title="w:Mars Science Laboratory">Mars Science Laboratory</a> (MSL) test parachute at the NASA <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ames_Research_Center" class="extiw" title="en:Ames Research Center">Ames Research Center</a> at Moffett Field, California which has the world's largest wind tunnel. The MSL parachute is the largest parachute ever made for an extraterrestrial mission with a diameter of nearly 16 meters (51 feet). The parachute uses 80 suspension lines and is made mostly of nylon except for a small disk of polyester. Both the MSL parachute and the MSL test parachute were made by Pioneer Aerospace. |
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