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Space Rider test model lost following failed drop test

Space Rider test model lost following failed drop test

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A full-scale drop test of the European Space Agency's Space Rider spaceplane ended abruptly after the test model's parafoil failed to deploy as expected, resulting in the loss of the test model. It was the second Space Rider drop test this year to be interrupted by an anomaly, following an aborted attempt in May.

A full-scale drop test of the European Space Agency’s Space Rider spaceplane ended abruptly after the test model’s parafoil failed to deploy as expected. This marks the second time this year that a Space Rider drop test has been interrupted by an anomaly, following an aborted attempt in May. The incident occurred during the vehicle’s […] The post Space Rider test model lost following failed drop test appeared first on European Spaceflight.

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