NASA Tests LDSD 'Flying Saucer'

Mission managers are proceeding with preparations for a launch attempt tomorrow morning, Saturday, June 28, of a high-altitude balloon carrying the Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD).\r\n\r\nNASA will test its Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator, a device used to slow down spacecraft during interplanetary landing. Follow Mikah Sargent: See more.\r\n\r\nNASA's Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) project, a rocket-powered, saucer-shaped test vehicle, has completed final assembly at the U.S. Navy's Pacif.