LDSD Testing for Large Payloads to Mars on Tuesday
“To duplicate many of the most important aspects of Mars’ thin atmosphere, NASA plans to use the very thin air found high in Earth’s stratosphere as a test bed for the LDSD mission. NASA has identified six potential launch dates for the balloon carrying LDSD: June 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, and 14. The June 3 launch window extends from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. HST, or 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. EDT. The test can be viewed live on NASA TV beginning at 7:45 a.m. HST (1:45 p.m. EDT) or on the web at:
http://www.nasa.gov/ntv“
This could have been accomplished lot better, faster and cheaper if the previous vagabond IPA/CTO, currently a U Prof in space technology, had effectively utilized NASA’s computational tools than funding his friends to duplicate efforts..