'Look Ma, No Parachute!' Lunar Lander Floats on Electric-blue Jets
Thursday, October 15, 2009 - 16:56
in Astronomy & Space
How do you fly on a world with no atmosphere? Wings won't work and neither do propellers. And don't even try that parachute!
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