SpaceX said Nov. 3 that it has now carried out 13 consecutive successful tests of a new parachute design for its Crew Dragon spacecraft after overcoming initial problems with it.
In a tweet, SpaceX posted video of the latest test of the “Mark 3” parachutes it is developing in cooperation with Airborne Systems. The latest test “demonstrated the parachute system’s ability to land the spacecraft safely in the unlikely event that one of the four main parachutes fails,” the company said.