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June 08, 2015

NASA tests 'flying saucer' device for future Mars landings
Washington (AFP) June 8, 2015
NASA launched a giant balloon Monday carrying a kind of "flying saucer" that will test technologies for landing on Mars. The aircraft is fitted with the largest parachute ever constructed. After several days of weather-related delays, the helium balloon was launched from a military base in Hawaii and was to rise for about two hours. It was the second test of the saucer-like device called the Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator. During the first test in June 2014, the parachute shredded to ... read more

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