NASA's 'Flying Saucer' Readies for First Test Flight

In article ,
says...

Test finally underway today Saturday, June 28, 5pm ET. Being broadcast live
now on the NASA TV channel and streamed live he

http://ustream.tv/NASAJPL2

Spaceref has an article on the test saying it was successful. Congrats
to the team that built and flew this demonstrator!

The article also says that more tests are planned:

"This test was the first of three planned for the LDSD
project, developed to evaluate new landing technologies
for future Mars missions."

Jeff
--
"the perennial claim that hypersonic airbreathing propulsion would
magically make space launch cheaper is nonsense -- LOX is much cheaper
than advanced airbreathing engines, and so are the tanks to put it in
and the extra thrust to carry it." - Henry Spencer