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Tag Archives: Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator
Second Mars EDL ‘flying-saucer’ test a success
Engineers are poring over the data following the second experimental landing technology test of NASA’s Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) project. The saucer-shaped LDSD craft splashed down at 11:49 a.m. HST (5:49 p.m. EDT) Monday in the Pacific Ocean off the … Continue reading
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JPL readying June test of Mars EDL ‘flying-saucer’
NASA’s Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) project will be flying a rocket-powered, saucer-shaped test vehicle into near-space from the Navy’s Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai, Hawaii, in June. The public is invited to tune in to an hour-long live, interactive … Continue reading
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Riding shotgun on Mars ‘flying-saucer’ EDL test
NASA’s Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) project successfully flew a rocket-powered, saucer-shaped test vehicle into near-space in late June from the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai, Hawaii. The goal of this experimental flight test, the first of three … Continue reading
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Mars ‘flying-saucer’ EDL test successful
NASA has successfully conducted near Hawaii the first of three tests for the Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD), developed to evaluate new landing technologies for future Mars missions. This initial test was to determine the flying ability of the saucer-shaped vehicle. … Continue reading
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Mars ‘flying-saucer’ entry, descent, landing test
In June, while beachgoers in Hawaii sit blissfully unaware, a flying saucer will descend over the island of Kauai. This is not a trailer for an alien invasion movie – NASA is gearing up to conduct the first test flight … Continue reading
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Tagged landing systems, LDSD, Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator, NASA
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