NASA heli-capsule could let astronauts land anywhere
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This model may help the researchers figure out how to use wind-powered propellors (Photo: NASA)
NASA engineer Jeff Hagen prepares a model capsule for testing (Photo: NASA)
This image depicts what astronauts may someday use to return from orbit (Image: NASA)
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Just because the world has moved on from the Space Race years doesn't mean that NASA has. Researchers from the agency are playing with new ways to guide returning space capsules back to the Earth. One possibility is the addition of helicopter-like rotors to the spacecrafts, allowing for landings just about anywhere.
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