NASA Is About to Test a Mega-Parachute at the Edge of Space
The system in question is a combination of a large parachute (Supersonic Disk Sail Parachute) and the smaller of two inflatable decelerator designs (the 6m Supersonic Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator for robotic missions, or SIAD-R). (More here [pdf])
I’ve seen images of the larger […]