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Outpost Space’s reentry vehicle would use a paraglider to land after deorbiting.
Credit: Outpost Space
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Outpost Space a $33.2 million Strategic Funding Increase (Stratfi) contract to help develop and test a scalable heat shield, payload bus and paragliding system for a Joint Precision Orbital Cargo space vehicle that would be used for hypersonic testing and reentry...
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