NASA tests flying saucer designed to land heavier payloads on Mars

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NASA has successfully carried out the first of three airborne tests for its Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD), a saucer shaped test vehicle which will one day be used to slow down scientific payloads entering the atmosphere of Mars. This new system of atmospheric deceleration will allow the agency to contemplate heavier, more ambitious endeavors, building towards a manned mission to the red planet... Continue Reading NASA tests flying saucer designed to land heavier payloads on Mars

Section: Space

Tags: Black Box, Inflatable, Mars, NASA, Supersonic, Test Flights

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