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European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
ESA loses full-scale Space Rider test model after parafoil deployment anomaly during drop test
The European Space Agency said a full-scale test model of its Space Rider reusable space vehicle was lost earlier this month after an anomaly during parafoil deployment in a drop test. The loss underscores a setback in testing the recovery system, though the available report provides no further detail on the anomaly or program schedule.
