04 October 2016
China has been moving forward with plans for its first mission to the Red Planet. China recently tested an experimental supersonic, low density parachute, launching it into the upper layers of Earth’s atmosphere to substitute for Martian conditions. According to reports, the scale parachute entered designated closed airspace thanks to a Tianying sounding rocket, before proving its technology and performance at altitudes between 33-50 kilometres.
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