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                    NASA Tests New Device for Mars Landings

   The U.S. space agency's test run of a Mars landing system came to a
   disappointing end Monday when the saucer-shaped vehicle's parachute
   failed to unfurl high over the Pacific Ocean. It was the second attempt
   by NASA engineers to test the new parachute system. A similar problem
   plagued the device's debut run last year. VOA's Zlatica Hoke explains
   the concept NASA hopes will revolutionize planetary exploration.
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