China’s Tianwen-1 Mars probe successfully landed on the Utopia Plain at 7:18 a.m. Beijing Time, on 15 May 2021. The success rate of Mars missions is about 50%, and most failures occur during the entry, descent, and landing (EDL) phase. Parachutes of low-density supersonic play a vital role in the EDL of Mars and directly determine the success of the entire mission. In a research paper recently published in Space: Science & Technology, Mingxing Huang from Beijing Institute of Space Mechanics and Electricity carried out the design, development, and qualification of the Tianwen-1 Mars parachute, which can provide a reference for the creation of future Mars exploration parachutes.
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Source: Phys.org