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Tag Archives: EDL
Mars EDL pioneer elected to National Academy of Engineering
Adam Steltzner, a JPL engineer who helped pioneer the breakthrough technique for landing a one-ton rover on Mars, is being honored with admission into the National Academy of Engineering. Steltzner is recognized for development of the Mars Curiosity rover’s entry, … Continue reading
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Tagged Curiosity, EDL, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, MSL, NASA, National Academy of Engineering
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Second Mars EDL ‘flying-saucer’ test a success
Engineers are poring over the data following the second experimental landing technology test of NASA’s Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) project. The saucer-shaped LDSD craft splashed down at 11:49 a.m. HST (5:49 p.m. EDT) Monday in the Pacific Ocean off the … Continue reading
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Tagged EDL, landing systems, LDSD, Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator, NASA
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