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#NASA has tested scaled models of the #MAV (Mars Ascend Vehicle) of the #MSR (Mars Sample Return) mission at the Marshall Space Flight Center wind tunnel facility.

Despite it being only 24 inches long and 14 inches in height and width, the tunnel can achieve supersonic speeds of up to Mach 5 (about 3,800 mph).

Read the rest here: https://mars.nasa.gov/news/9485/historic-wind-tunnel-facility-testing-nasas-mars-ascent-vehicle-rocket/
Video of a test: https://mars.nasa.gov/system/video_items/6178_MAV_NCA_FlowVis.mp4

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