ESA Provides New Details on Failed Space Rider Drop Test
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ESA has shared new details on the failed Space Rider drop test, confirming that the vehicle's parafoil detached during deployment, causing the full-scale test model to descend faster than planned. Géraldine Naja, ESA's Director of Space Transportation, discussed the incident at a media briefing on October 22.
The European Space Agency (ESA) has provided new details about the failed Space Rider drop test, confirming that the vehicle’s parafoil detached during deployment, sending the full-scale test model back to terra firma more rapidly than planned. Speaking at an ESA media briefing on 22 October, Géraldine Naja, the agency’s Director of Space Transportation, provided […] The post ESA Provides New Details on Failed Space Rider Drop Test appeared first on European Spaceflight.
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