Finally the fliers discs it will not be a prerogative of aliens. THE NASA builds its own flying disk, which is intended to be used as a test boat for future flights to Mars.
The NASA flying disc is called LDSD (Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator), it uses rockets for its movement and its assembly was completed at the American Navy's Pacific Missile Range Facility in Hawaii.
The LDSD is to perform three-week trials and simulations before its maiden flight on June 3. The purpose of the program, completed under the supervision of the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, is to explore innovative technologies that could be used in missions to Mars.
The June flight test will include a balloon that will take the test vehicle to 36,576 (120.000) feet. There, the vehicle will be left in the void, and the built-in rocket propellers will take it to 54,864 (180.000 feet), achieving 4 Mach acceleration. At this height the LDSD is going to perform a series of automated tests.
The specific heights for testing have been chosen as the stratospheric upper layers are the only ones that most closely resemble the conditions of the Red Planet's mild atmosphere.
According to NASA announcements, this vehicle will pave the way for future manned flights to Mars, while at the same time allowing the transport μεγάλου όγκου φορτίων και υλικών που είναι απαραίτητα σε μία τέτοιου είδους Mission.
It is worth noting that the US space agency has plans ready for two more space vehicles, in the form of a flying disk, which are expected to be tested, again from Hawaii, during the summer of 2015.
