These techniques are used to obtain the appropriate descent rate or to control the opening load to an acceptable level. The main parachute must unfold reliably and consistently without twisting the ...

The fabrics are designed and made in the Tiverton factory A company in Devon is developing a new fabric to be used on a parachute to land on Mars. Heathcoat Fabrics in Tiverton are working with ...

The parachute used by the Mars Rover mission ... of time and money spent into the research and development of this fabric, so the durability and materiality may already be proven.

Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA The material was sewn into the form of a parachute by engineers in the US The unique fabric was developed using a high-tenacity nylon yarn spun at high speed ...