{"id":259494,"date":"2025-07-31T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?guid=8b0f7248d385463ff518e065c1b3bbdd"},"modified":"2025-07-31T02:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T16:00:00","slug":"nasa-tests-epic-solution-for-supersonic-parachute-deliveries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=259494","title":{"rendered":"NASA Tests Epic Solution for Supersonic Parachute Deliveries"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"padding-top-5 padding-bottom-3 width-full maxw-full hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-article-intro\">\n<div class=\"width-full maxw-full article-header\">\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-2 width-full maxw-full\">\n<p class=\"label carbon-60 margin-0 margin-bottom-3 padding-0\">2 min read<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"display-48 margin-bottom-2\">Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater)<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Testing the Drop: NASA Works to Improve Supersonic Parachutes for Mars Missions\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Fb08ooo7MhI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>NASA\/Lori Losey<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p>The best way to solve a mystery is by gathering evidence and building a case. That\u2019s exactly what NASA researchers are doing with a series of research flights aimed at advancing a sensor for supersonic parachutes. The clues they find could help make these parachutes more reliable and safer for delivering scientific instruments and payloads to Mars.<\/p>\n<p>These investigative research flights are led by the EPIC (Enhancing Parachutes by Instrumenting the Canopy) team at NASA\u2019s Armstrong Fight Research Center in Edwards, California. During a June flight test, a quadrotor aircraft, or drone, air-launched a capsule that deployed a parachute equipped with a sensor. The flexible, strain-measuring sensor attached to the parachute did not interfere with the canopy material, just as the EPIC team had predicted. The sensors also provided data, a bonus for planning upcoming tests.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReviewing the research flights will help inform our next steps,\u201d said Matt Kearns, project manager for EPIC at NASA Armstrong. \u201cWe are speaking with potential partners to come up with a framework to obtain the data that they are interested in pursuing. Our team members are developing methods for temperature testing the flexible sensors, data analysis, and looking into instrumentation for future tests.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The flight tests were a first step toward filling gaps in computer models to improve supersonic parachutes. This work could also open the door to future partnerships, including with the aerospace and auto racing industries. <\/p>\n<p>NASA\u2019s Space Technology Mission Directorate (<a href=\"mailto:https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/space-technology-mission-directorate\/\">STMD<\/a>) funds the EPIC work through its Entry Systems Modeling project at NASA\u2019s Ames Research Center in California\u2019s Silicon Valley. The capsule and parachute system were developed by NASA\u2019s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. NASA Armstrong interns worked with Langley to build and integrate a similar system for testing at NASA Armstrong. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/armstrong\/nasa-parachute-sensor-testing-could-make-epic-mars-landings\/\">An earlier phase of the work<\/a> focused on finding commercially available flexible strain sensors and developing a bonding method as part of an STMD Early Career Initiative project.<\/p>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2025-0094-0171\/AFRC2025-0094-0171~large.jpg?w=1920&#038;h=1279&#038;%23038;fit=clip&#038;%23038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" rel=\"noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1279\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2025-0094-0171\/AFRC2025-0094-0171~large.jpg?w=1920&amp;h=1279&amp;fit=clip&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"One man secures a cannister containing a parachute to a system that will be carried by an Alta X drone, while another man assists.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2025-0094-0171\/AFRC2025-0094-0171~large.jpg?w=1920&amp;h=1279&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1920w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2025-0094-0171\/AFRC2025-0094-0171~large.jpg?w=300&amp;h=200&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2025-0094-0171\/AFRC2025-0094-0171~large.jpg?w=768&amp;h=512&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2025-0094-0171\/AFRC2025-0094-0171~large.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=682&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2025-0094-0171\/AFRC2025-0094-0171~large.jpg?w=1536&amp;h=1023&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2025-0094-0171\/AFRC2025-0094-0171~large.jpg?w=400&amp;h=266&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2025-0094-0171\/AFRC2025-0094-0171~large.jpg?w=600&amp;h=400&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2025-0094-0171\/AFRC2025-0094-0171~large.jpg?w=900&amp;h=600&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2025-0094-0171\/AFRC2025-0094-0171~large.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=799&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA researchers Paul Bean, center, and Mark Hagiwara, right, attach the capsule with parachute system to the Enhancing Parachutes by Instrumenting the Canopy test experiment on June 4, 2025, at NASA\u2019s Armstong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. NASA researchers are developing technology to make supersonic parachutes safer and more reliable for delivering science instruments and payloads to Mars.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Christopher LC Clark<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2025-0094-0020\/AFRC2025-0094-0020~large.jpg?w=1920&#038;h=1280&#038;%23038;fit=clip&#038;%23038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2025-0094-0020\/AFRC2025-0094-0020~large.jpg?w=1920&amp;h=1280&amp;fit=clip&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Two men attached a science experiment to a drone for a research flight.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2025-0094-0020\/AFRC2025-0094-0020~large.jpg?w=1920&amp;h=1280&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1920w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2025-0094-0020\/AFRC2025-0094-0020~large.jpg?w=300&amp;h=200&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2025-0094-0020\/AFRC2025-0094-0020~large.jpg?w=768&amp;h=512&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2025-0094-0020\/AFRC2025-0094-0020~large.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=683&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2025-0094-0020\/AFRC2025-0094-0020~large.jpg?w=1536&amp;h=1024&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2025-0094-0020\/AFRC2025-0094-0020~large.jpg?w=400&amp;h=267&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2025-0094-0020\/AFRC2025-0094-0020~large.jpg?w=600&amp;h=400&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2025-0094-0020\/AFRC2025-0094-0020~large.jpg?w=900&amp;h=600&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2025-0094-0020\/AFRC2025-0094-0020~large.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Derek Abramson, left, and Justin Link, right, attach an Alta X drone to the Enhancing Parachutes by Instrumenting the Canopy test experiment on June 4, 2025, at NASA\u2019s Armstong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. Abramson is NASA chief engineer at the center\u2019s Dale Reed Subscale Flight Research Laboratory, where Link also works as a pilot for small uncrewed aircraft systems. NASA researchers are developing technology to make supersonic parachutes safer and more reliable for delivering science instruments and payloads to Mars.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Christopher LC Clark<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2025-0094-0844\/AFRC2025-0094-0844~large.jpg?w=1920&#038;h=1536&#038;%23038;fit=clip&#038;%23038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2025-0094-0844\/AFRC2025-0094-0844~large.jpg?w=1920&amp;h=1536&amp;fit=clip&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A drone with four rotors hoovers against a canvas of deep blue sky prior to releasing the experiment it carries high above the desert floor.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2025-0094-0844\/AFRC2025-0094-0844~large.jpg?w=1920&amp;h=1536&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1920w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2025-0094-0844\/AFRC2025-0094-0844~large.jpg?w=300&amp;h=240&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2025-0094-0844\/AFRC2025-0094-0844~large.jpg?w=768&amp;h=614&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2025-0094-0844\/AFRC2025-0094-0844~large.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=819&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2025-0094-0844\/AFRC2025-0094-0844~large.jpg?w=1536&amp;h=1229&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2025-0094-0844\/AFRC2025-0094-0844~large.jpg?w=400&amp;h=320&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2025-0094-0844\/AFRC2025-0094-0844~large.jpg?w=600&amp;h=480&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2025-0094-0844\/AFRC2025-0094-0844~large.jpg?w=900&amp;h=720&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2025-0094-0844\/AFRC2025-0094-0844~large.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=960&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">An Alta X drone is positioned at altitude for an air launch of the Enhancing Parachutes by Instrumenting the Canopy test experiment on June 4, 2025, at NASA\u2019s Armstong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. NASA researchers are developing technology to make supersonic parachutes safer and more reliable for delivering science instruments and payloads to Mars.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Christopher LC Clark<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2025-0094-0864\/AFRC2025-0094-0864~large.jpg?w=1280&#038;h=1920&#038;%23038;fit=clip&#038;%23038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2025-0094-0864\/AFRC2025-0094-0864~large.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=1920&amp;fit=clip&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A parachute carrying a capsule is fully open against a canvas of deep blue sky.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2025-0094-0864\/AFRC2025-0094-0864~large.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=1920&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1280w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2025-0094-0864\/AFRC2025-0094-0864~large.jpg?w=200&amp;h=300&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 200w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2025-0094-0864\/AFRC2025-0094-0864~large.jpg?w=768&amp;h=1152&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2025-0094-0864\/AFRC2025-0094-0864~large.jpg?w=683&amp;h=1025&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 683w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2025-0094-0864\/AFRC2025-0094-0864~large.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=1536&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2025-0094-0864\/AFRC2025-0094-0864~large.jpg?w=267&amp;h=401&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 267w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2025-0094-0864\/AFRC2025-0094-0864~large.jpg?w=400&amp;h=600&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2025-0094-0864\/AFRC2025-0094-0864~large.jpg?w=600&amp;h=900&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2025-0094-0864\/AFRC2025-0094-0864~large.jpg?w=800&amp;h=1200&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The parachute of the Enhancing Parachutes by Instrumenting the Canopy test experiment deploys following an air launch from an Alta X drone on June 4, 2025, at NASA\u2019s Armstong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. NASA researchers are developing technology to make supersonic parachutes safer and more reliable for delivering science instruments and payloads to Mars.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Christopher LC Clark<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2025-0094-3310\/AFRC2025-0094-3310~large.jpg?w=1371&#038;h=1920&#038;%23038;fit=clip&#038;%23038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1371\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2025-0094-3310\/AFRC2025-0094-3310~large.jpg?w=1371&amp;h=1920&amp;fit=clip&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A group of researchers on a barren dry lake examine a capsule after it was released from a drone and carried by an instrumented parachute.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2025-0094-3310\/AFRC2025-0094-3310~large.jpg?w=1371&amp;h=1920&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1371w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2025-0094-3310\/AFRC2025-0094-3310~large.jpg?w=214&amp;h=300&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 214w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2025-0094-3310\/AFRC2025-0094-3310~large.jpg?w=768&amp;h=1076&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2025-0094-3310\/AFRC2025-0094-3310~large.jpg?w=731&amp;h=1024&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 731w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2025-0094-3310\/AFRC2025-0094-3310~large.jpg?w=1097&amp;h=1536&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1097w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2025-0094-3310\/AFRC2025-0094-3310~large.jpg?w=286&amp;h=401&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 286w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2025-0094-3310\/AFRC2025-0094-3310~large.jpg?w=428&amp;h=599&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 428w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2025-0094-3310\/AFRC2025-0094-3310~large.jpg?w=643&amp;h=900&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 643w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2025-0094-3310\/AFRC2025-0094-3310~large.jpg?w=857&amp;h=1200&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 857w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1371px) 100vw, 1371px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The Enhancing Parachutes by Instrumenting the Canopy project team examines a capsule and parachute following an air launch from an Alta X drone on June 4, 2025, at NASA\u2019s Armstong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. NASA researchers are developing technology to make supersonic parachutes safer and more reliable for delivering science instruments and payloads to Mars.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Christopher LC Clark<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full padding-x-3 padding-y-0 article_a hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-credits-and-details\">\n<section class=\"padding-x-0 padding-top-5 padding-bottom-2 desktop:padding-top-7 desktop:padding-bottom-9\">\n<div class=\"grid-row grid-container maxw-widescreen padding-0\">\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-2 padding-right-4 margin-bottom-5 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n<div class=\"padding-top-3 border-top-1px border-color-carbon-black\">\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n<h2 class=\"heading-14\">Share<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"padding-bottom-2\">\n<ul class=\"social-icons social-icons-round\">\n<li class=\"social-icon 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