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An experiment measuring forces on the parachute was conducted at Carmel Beach. Photo: Technion spokespeople.

The autonomous parachute

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Launch of the "flying saucer", 8/6/15 - a system to slow down the landing of large spacecraft on Mars. Screenshot from NASA TV

A second test for the flying saucer - again a malfunction in the parachute caused a crash landing in the Pacific Ocean

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Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) - a flying saucer-like device designed to simulate the landing of large spacecraft on Mars.

Experimental failure of the spacecraft landing system * The flying saucer crashed into the sea

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A crane lifts the Orion EFT-1 crew module from its storage facility for transfer to continued assembly at the Test and Operations Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida Credit: NASA/Frankie Martin

Orion - a successful experiment with malfunctioning parachutes; NASA and Lockheed Martin are accelerating the pace of experiments to get ahead of schedule

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