parachute

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Scientists will need better telescopic data about the planet’s upper atmosphere before they can design a parachute and a heat shield that will protect the probe and slow it down to a science-maximizing entry speed.

From Scientific American

Other ideas included using standalone helicopters carrying instruments to study Mars’s geology, and parachutes to put microlanders at the poles to survey liquid water.

From Science Magazine

The damaged capsule safely landed Tuesday under a striped parachute in the steppes of Kazakhstan, touching down as scheduled at 5:45 p.m.

From Seattle Times

Also, if you are flying in or out of Denver International Airport, pack a parachute.

From Washington Times

She finished the deployment, but shortly after returning home, while training for a subsequent mission, a parachute accident almost split her foot in half.

From Washington Post