"Don't play this too much. The parachute thing was like
'Hey, look at that.' We're not worried about that. There's no
investigation. There's no unusual thing we're doing. We're just
going through our usual post (flight) tests."
Source: Ares I-X Mission Manager Bob Ess.
A maneuver prescribed when it is necessary to reverse direction
to establish an aircraft on the intermediate approach segment or
final approach course.
The Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge is a $2,000,000
incentive prize program designed to build an industry of American
companies capable of routinely and safely flying vertical take-off
and landing rocket vehicles useful both for lunar exploration and
for other applications.
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