NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California has built a saucer-like spacecraft that will be used as a planetary lander in Mars missions launching as early as 2018. The Low Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) will enable land vehicles, crew and cargo to safely reach the surface of the Red Planet. The first Supersonic saucer-shaped vehicle test is scheduled for June 2, 2014 and will be performed at the Navy’s Pacific Missile Range Facility.
Read the rest of NASA May Send New Flying Saucer-Shaped Landing Vehicles to Mars
Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg
Post tags: Curiosity rover Mars, green technology, Low Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD), mars exploration, Mars landers, Mars vehicles, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA Mars mission, NASA rockets, NASA space test flights, NASA technology, space exploration, space technology, Viking mission NASA
via Green Living - Building, Home, Auto & Lifestyles copy http://ift.tt/1lUGKyD
No comments:
Post a Comment