“Good Damage” Part II
While most new automobiles now come with airbags, spacecraft don’t. The fabric being used for the new Mars airbags is a synthetic material called Vectran that was also used on Mars Pathfinder. Vectran has almost twice the strength of other synthetic materials, such as Kevlar, and performs better at cold temperatures. Denier is a term that measures the diameter of the thread used in the p…
Tags: Mars, Opportunity, Rovers, Spirit