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NASA?s Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator Project preparing for second test
NASA?s Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator Project (LDSD ) is preparing to launch its second saucer-shaped, rocket powered test vehicle into near-space from the Navy?s Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai, Hawaii, in June. http://www.spaceflightinsider.com/mi.../nasas-flying- saucer-prepares-for-another-spin/ I think this qualifies as new tech. I'm quite happy to see NASA investing in this technology. Returning large payloads to earth in a cost effective way would benefit ISS an has possible applications to future commercial and exploration 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 |
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NASA?s Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator Project preparing for second test
"Jeff Findley" wrote in message
... NASA?s Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator Project (LDSD ) is preparing to launch its second saucer-shaped, rocket powered test vehicle into near-space from the Navy?s Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai, Hawaii, in June. http://www.spaceflightinsider.com/mi.../nasas-flying- saucer-prepares-for-another-spin/ I think this qualifies as new tech. I'm quite happy to see NASA investing in this technology. Returning large payloads to earth in a cost effective way would benefit ISS an has possible applications to future commercial and exploration missions. I agree. This strikes me as "basic research" that NASA should continue to help with. More importantly than returning stuff to Earth, I think this will continue our efforts of landing large payloads on Mars. Landing anything capable of supporting a crew is by necessity going to have to be quite large and current tech just isn't really up to the job. -- Greg D. Moore http://greenmountainsoftware.wordpress.com/ CEO QuiCR: Quick, Crowdsourced Responses. http://www.quicr.net |
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