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Out of this world! NASA will launch a huge flying saucer-like inflatable heat shield into space next month – and it could help humans land safely on Mars one day
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] - The Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator (LOFTID) is scheduled for November 1
- NASA's test will see a huge inflatable heat shield launched into low Earth orbit on an Atlas V rocket
- Once it reaches low-Earth orbit, the heat shield will inflate before descending back to Earth
- In the future, the heat shield could be used to slow down a spacecraft to survive atmospheric entry
Posted by: Skidmark 2022-10-11 |
