NASA tests largest rocket parachutes ever for Ares I

The parachutes — the largest rocket parachutes ever manufactured — are designed to slow the rapid descent of the rocket's spent first-stage motor, permitting its recovery for use on future flights.

Link: http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=a&id=8296

Time: 20. May. 2009

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Topics: ever, largest, parachutes, rocket