Spaceflight 🚀<p>🇩🇪 <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/ATMOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATMOS</span></a> has few competitors, of which <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/VardaSpace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VardaSpace</span></a> and <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/InversionSpace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InversionSpace</span></a> both apply parachutes 🪂 for the final descent of their return capsules. <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Phoenix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Phoenix</span></a> doesn’t require parachutes due to its large surface area and low mass, allowing its shape to essentially act as a parachute. The ballistic coefficient is lower than <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a>’s <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/LOFTID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LOFTID</span></a> demonstrator. The next Phoenix to launch will carry "green <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/propulsion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>propulsion</span></a>; ethane and nitrous oxide” <a href="https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2025/06/atmos-space-cargo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nasaspaceflight.com/2025/06/at</span><span class="invisible">mos-space-cargo</span></a></p><p><a href="https://spacey.space/tags/AtmosphericEntry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AtmosphericEntry</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Aerobraking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aerobraking</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Reentry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Reentry</span></a></p>