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by KineticLensman 1941 days ago
The British company that made the parachute's fabric has a great little piece about it here [0]. In 15 years they went from a demo at a symposium in the US to a canopy that could achieve a 98% reduction in the re-entry speed of a massive payload.

[0] https://www.heathcoat.co.uk/perseverance-landing/