Rocket sled tests are technology pathway to safely land humans, habitats and cargo on Mars
Friday, June 8, 2012 - 07:31
in Astronomy & Space
(Phys.org) -- Traveling 300 million miles through deep space to reach the planet Mars is difficult; successfully landing there is even harder. The process of entering the Red Planet's atmosphere and slowing down to land has been described as "six minutes of terror."