There’s long been a healthy connection between science fiction and groundbreaking technology, but it’s still likely that those who catch a glimpse of NASA’s test of their new flying saucer-shaped craft over Hawaii today may think that they’ve stumbled across a film shoot. NASA considers the craft—a Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator—as the one of the technologies integral to leading manned missions to Mars, and this test will see the LDSD carried 120,000 feet above the earth, simulating an entry into the Red Planet’s atmosphere, before a 100-foot diameter parachute is deployed to carry the craft back down to the seas near Hawaii. And best of all—NASA will stream the flying saucer’s test flight live online.
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