Second Test of Supersonic Vehicle Previewed

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The second flight test of NASA's Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) was previewed during a June 1 press briefing. LDSD will launch no earlier than 1:30 p.m. EDT (7:30 a.m. HST) Wednesday, June 3, from the U.S. Navy's Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) on Kauai, Hawaii. NASA Television coverage will begin at 1 p.m. EDT (7 a.m. HST). The project is designed to investigate and test breakthrough technologies for landing future robotic and human Mars missions and safely returning large payloads to Earth. The test, performed over the Pacific Ocean, will simulate the supersonic entry and descent speeds at which the spacecraft would be traveling through the Martian atmosphere.

Published 2015-06-02 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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