Engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory have been testing the agency’s next planetary spacecraft, Mars 2020.
NASA tests capsule for its Mars 2020 rover
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Mars rover photo of the red planet (NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory/Cornell University via Getty Images)
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NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has built the capsule that will carry the Mars 2020 rover to the red planet, testing it to make sure it can keep the rover secure during the chaotic entry process, according to assembly, test and launch operations manager David Gruel. Scientists are using the real rover as well as a dummy version to ensure that everything fits as it should for the journey.
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