Karman Selected to Develop Parachute System for NASA's SkyFall Mars Mission

10:22 AM EDT, 10/26/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Karman Space & Defense (KRMN) was selected by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to develop a parachute deployment system for the SkyFall Mars mission, the company said Monday. The system will deploy a parachute to slow the spacecraft during Martian atmospheric entry and descent before the mission releases three autonomous helicopters to study weather patterns and search for subsurface ice using ground-penetrating radar. NASA is targeting a November 2028 launch for SkyFall. The award marks Karman's first system designed and developed specifically for a Mars mission and builds on its space exploration work, including components for the Orion capsule on the Artemis II mission. Price: 36.86, Change: +0.20, Percent Change: +0.56