NASA Holds Briefing on New Planetary Landing Technology, SpaceRef “Today NASA held a briefing on its recent Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) project test. LDSD is a rocket-powered, saucer-shaped test vehicle […]
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LDSD Test Flight a Success
NASA’s First Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator Test Flight a Success [With Full Flight Video and Highlights], NASA “NASA representatives participated in a media teleconference this morning to discuss the June 28, […]
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LDSD Team Stands Down – For Now
NASA Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator Update 12 June 2014 “NASA did not conduct the flight test of the agency’s Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) from the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Missile Range in […]
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LDSD Testing for Large Payloads to Mars
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 […]