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NASA Launches, Lands Inflatable ‘Flying Saucer’
NASA Launches, Lands Inflatable ‘Flying Saucer’
Jan 17, 2024 3:36 PM

NASA’s Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator, or LOFTID, is used for atmospheric re-entry and could one day land heavy equipment on Mars when human crews fly to the Red Planet.

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