Topic: LDSD

NASA’s Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) completes second test flight with flying colors

June 10, 2015 |

Written by DC Agle
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Pasadena, CA – Engineers are poring over the data following the second experimental landing technology test of NASA’s Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) project. The saucer-shaped LDSD craft splashed down at 11:49am HST (2:49 PDT/5:49pm EDT) Monday in the Pacific Ocean off the west coast of the Hawaiian island of Kauai.

During this flight, the project team tested two decelerator technologies that could enable larger payloads to land safely on the surface of Mars, and allow access to more of the planet’s surface by assisting landings at higher-altitude sites.

The balloon-aided liftoff kicked off the second test flight of the LDSD system. (NASA JPL-Caltech)

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NASA’s Low Density Supersonic Decelerator ready for Monday, June 8th Launch

June 8, 2015 |

Written by Kim Newton
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Pasadena, CA – The LDSD launch support team is go to report to stations tonight at 9:00pm HST to begin preparations for a Monday, June 8th, 7:30am HST (1:30pm EDT) launch attempt from the U.S. Navy Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai, Hawaii.

NASA Television and JPL’s Ustream channel will carry live coverage of the launch beginning at 7:00am HST (1:00pm EDT).

NASA’s Low Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) test vehicle is rolled out to the launch pad under moon light, Wednesday, June 3, 2015, at the U.S. Navy Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) in Kauai, Hawaii. (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

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NASA’s Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) test to be broadcast Live on NASA Ustream channel

June 2, 2015 |

Written by DC Agle
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Pasadena, CA – Since Orville Wright first took to the skies over Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, experimental flight tests have been a relatively singular affair, with aviators taking their untried machines into the sky in search of good data and a great hangar story.

But nowadays, cutting-edge testing of air and space machines has become somewhat more accessible. This week offers up another opportunity to witness an important milestone in experimental flight tests.

This artist’s concept shows the test vehicle for NASA’s Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD), designed to test landing technologies for future Mars missions. (NASA/JPL-Caltech)

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NASA’s Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) second test flight set for Tuesday, June 2nd

May 28, 2015 |

Written by DC Agle
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Pasadena, CA – The second flight test of NASA’s Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) now will launch no earlier than 10:30am PDT (1:30pm EDT, or 7:30am HST) Tuesday, June 2nd, from the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) on Kauai, Hawaii. NASA Television coverage will begin at 10:00am PDT (1:00pm EDT, or 7:00am HST).

To accommodate prevailing weather conditions, mission managers moved the launch window one hour earlier to increase the probability of LDSD launching on time.

This artist’s concept shows the test vehicle for NASA’s Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD), designed to test landing technologies for future Mars missions. (NASA/JPL-Caltech)

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NASA’s Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) flew near Space in it’s June Test Flight

August 10, 2014 |

Written by DC Agle
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Pasadena, CA – NASA’s Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) project successfully flew a rocket-powered, saucer-shaped test vehicle into near-space in late June from the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai, Hawaii.

The goal of this experimental flight test, the first of three planned for the project, was to determine if the balloon-launched, rocket-powered, saucer-shaped, design could reach the altitudes and airspeeds needed to test two new breakthrough technologies destined for future Mars missions.

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NASA’s Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) Test Flight a Huge Success

June 30, 2014 |

Written by DC Agle
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Pasadena, CA – NASA representatives participated in a media teleconference this morning to discuss the June 28th, 2014 near-space test flight of the agency’s Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD), which occurred off the coast of the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii.

A high-altitude balloon launch occurred at 8:45am HST (11:45am PDT/3:45pm CDT) from the Hawaiian island facility. At 11:05am HST (2:05pm PDT/6:05pm CDT), the LDSD test vehicle dropped away from the balloon as planned and began powered flight.

Hours after the June 28, 2014, test of NASA’s Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator over the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Missile Range, the saucer-shaped test vehicle is lifted aboard the Kahana recovery vessel. (NASA/JPL-Caltech)

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Lift Off of NASA’s Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) set for this Saturday, June 28th

June 28, 2014 |

Written by DC Agle
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Pasadena, CA – A balloon carrying a test vehicle for NASA’s Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) is scheduled to lift off Saturday, June 28th, from its pad at the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii, during a launch window that opens at 8:15am Hawaii Standard Time (11:15am PDT/3:15pm CDT).

The vehicle, which resembles a flying saucer, is designed to test landing technologies for future Mars missions.

This artist’s concept shows the test vehicle for NASA’s Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD), designed to test landing technologies for future Mars missions. (NASA/JPL-Caltech)

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NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) investigates technologies for Human, Robotic missions to Mars

June 2, 2014 |

NASA Headquarters

Washington, D.C. – NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) is paving the way for future Mars exploration. The directorate is currently investing in and developing bold, disruptive technology required for future deep-space missions.

This critical work leads a concerted effort throughout the agency, including at the program level and across multiple centers, as well as with partners in American industry.

During its first free flight test at night, Morpheus (a Human Exploration and Operations MD project) tests NASA’s ALHAT and an engine that runs on liquid oxygen and methane, which are green propellants. These capabilities could be used in the future to deliver cargo to planetary surfaces.

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NASA’s Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator project to test Saucer Shaped Vehicle flight Monday, June 2nd

June 1, 2014 |

Written by David Steitz
NASA Headquarters

Washington, D.C. – NASA’s Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) project will fly a rocket-powered, saucer-shaped test vehicle into near-space next week from the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii.

On Monday, June 2nd, a televised news conference about the test will be held at the PMRF at 8:00am Hawaii Standard Time (11:00am Pacific Daylight Time/2:00pm Eastern Daylight Time).

A saucer-shaped test vehicle holding equipment for landing large payloads on Mars is shown in the Missile Assembly Building at the US Navy’s Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kaua’i, Hawaii. (NASA/JPL-Caltech)

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NASA Engineers to test landing heavy payloads on Mars

May 25, 2014 |

Written by DC Agle
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Pasadena, CA – A saucer-shaped vehicle designed to test interplanetary landing devices hangs on a tower in preparation for launch at the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii.

The saucer, which is part of NASA’s Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) project, will test two devices for landing heavy payloads on Mars: an inflatable tube and an enormous parachute.

The launch tower helps link the Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator test vehicle to a balloon; once the balloon floats up, the vehicle is released from the tower and the balloon carries it to high altitudes. The vehicle’s rocket will take it to even higher altitudes, where the supersonic test begins. (NASA/JPL-Caltech)

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