Boeing developing future Mars parachute guidance system
Under a $1.5 million contract from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), the Boeing Co. is developing parachute guidance technology that could help future Mars landers touch down accurately in windy areas such as the polar caps or the Valles Marineris. Boeing will spend the first year of the three...
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