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[i]In [URL=https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1191067348914098176]a tweet[/URL], 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. A SpaceX spokesperson said Nov. 3 that test in the video took place Oct. 31. It was the first time that the company tested three Mark 3 parachutes simultaneously, with the previous 12 successful tests each involving a single parachute. SpaceX announced last month it was working on the new Mark 3 parachute design, intended to provide higher margins of safety than the earlier Mark 2 design.[/i]
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