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NASA considered using gliders to bring space capsules back to earth, but settled on parachutes instead. In the 1960s, experimenters from California invented the sport of hang-gliding. The host... (more info)

NASA considered using gliders to bring space capsules back to earth, but settled on parachutes instead. In the 1960s, experimenters from California invented the sport of hang-gliding. The host introduces a NASA pilot who will judge the contest.

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