LIHUE — For the second time this week, Mother Nature kept NASA from testing its Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator — a saucer-shaped flying disk that could one day prove to be a key in putting humans on Mars. NASA wrote on
LIHUE — For the second time this week, Mother Nature kept NASA from testing its Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator — a saucer-shaped flying disk that could one day prove to be a key in putting humans on Mars.
NASA wrote on its website Wednesday that weather will cause a delay in the launch. Other potential launch dates include June 7, 9, 11, and 14.
The experimental flight from Kauai’s Pacific Missile Range Facility is designed to test technologies that will one day allow heavier payloads to land on the red planet. NASA’s goal is to lead human and robotic missions there, it says.
The launch window for each date extends from 7 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Cameras on board the LDSD will allow people to watch the action, including the ascent, by visiting www.nasa.gov/nasatv.
