NASA's parachute for Mars 2020 mission sets world record

NEW YORK -- New video shows NASA breaking a world record and takes the space agency a step closer to a mission to Mars.
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A 180-pound parachute deployed in just four-tenths of a second -- twice the speed of sound -- setting a new record.

It's the final test for the parachute, which will be used in the Mars 2020 mission.
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The powerful parachute is needed for the heaviest payload yet to hit the surface of the red planet.