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June 4, 2014 12:26 pm -04
Original Link: http://www.engadget.com/2014/06/04/nasa-ldsd-hypersonic-flight-test/?ncid=rss_truncated
NASA readies Mars 'flying saucer' for risky hypersonic flight test
The wispy atmosphere of Mars is 99 percent thinner than Earth's -- not great for slowing down space ships or metorites. NASA's testing a way to make it work, however, using a helium balloon, rockets and a Low Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD)...Original Link: http://www.engadget.com/2014/06/04/nasa-ldsd-hypersonic-flight-test/?ncid=rss_truncated
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