Technora is an aramid that is useful for a variety of applications that require high strength or chemical resistance. It is a brand name of the company Teijin Aramid.
Technora was used on January 25, 2004 to suspend the NASA Mars rover Opportunity from its parachute during descent.
It was also later used by NASA as one of the materials, combined with nylon and Kevlar, making up the parachute that was used to perform a braking manoeuvre during atmospheric entry of the Perseverance rover that landed on Mars on February 18, 2021.[1]
- ^ Strickland, Amanda. "'Dare mighty things': The man behind the secret message in the Mars rover's parachute". cnn.com. Retrieved 2021-02-28.