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11月20日，技术教育卫星从国际空间站释放到大气层中，以测试无线传感器网络在上升或重新入境时的工作程度。虽然视频本身相当镇静，但受控秋季正是旨在证明的内容。这种类型的降落伞可用于将小型航天器举起持有科学实验回到地球上。
“The Exo-Brake’s shape can be changed to vary the drag on the satellite. With the help of high-fidelity simulations, we will demonstrate a low-cost, propellant-less method of returning small payloads quickly, and to fairly precise locations, for retrieval,”saidMichelle Munk, NASA’s System Capability Lead for Entry, Descent and Landing.
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