Botched parachute bedevils NASA 'flying saucer' test for second time
Monday, June 8, 2015 - 20:00
in Astronomy & Space
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - NASA's test run of a Mars landing system came to a quick end on Monday when the saucer-shaped vehicle's parachute tore away after partly unfurling high over the Pacific Ocean, a NASA TV broadcast showed.