WASHINGTON: Flying saucers from other planets might not be real, but that doesn’t mean they can’t inspire modern space-flight designs.
NASA plans to test its flying-saucer technology Wednesday with the launch of a high-altitude balloon carrying the space agency’s Low Density Supersonic Decelerator, which will help land spacecraft and someday humans on Mars.
The launch attempt, which was postponed from Tuesday because of high ocean waves, will occur no earlier than 1:30 p.m. ET. And unlike when Orville and Wilbur Wright first took to the skies over Kitty Hawk, N.C., everyone can share in this experimental flight.
The decelerator will beam back to Earth live imagery from the supersonic, edge-of-atmosphere test of braking technology for Mars.
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