NASA ‘Flying Saucer’ Passes Flight Test, Engineers Say (VIDEO)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sending heavier vehicles and, eventually, humans to Mars requires first testing new technologies to see if they actually work. But its infeasible to conduct experiments on the red planet, so to mimic Mars low-density atmosphere, NASA sent a saucer-like test vehicle high above the Earth. NASA engineers announced Friday that the June missions main objective was met: The vehicle, called the Low Density Supersonic Decelerator, flew to 190,000 feet (57,900 meters) at more than four times the speed of sound and simulated Martian landing conditions. The vehicle did an amazing job of getting to the right speed and ...read moreBy Jacqueline Howard LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sending heavier vehicles and, eventually, humans to Mars requires first testing new technologies to see if they actually work. But its infeasible to conduct experiments on the red planet, so to mimic Mars low-density atmosphere, NASA sent a saucer-like test vehicle high above the Earth. NASA engineers announced Friday that the June missions main objective was met: The vehicle, called the Low Density Supersonic Decelerator, flew to 190,000 feet (57,900 meters) at more than four times the speed of sound and simulated Martian landing conditions. The vehicle did an amazing job of getting to the right speed and ...read more Source: huffingtonpost ift.tt/1gB4pon
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