Ultimately, flying discs will not be a privilege of extraterrestrials. OR 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.
LDSD is scheduled to perform three weeks of tests and simulations before its maiden flight on June 3. Purpose of the program, completed under the supervision of Jet Propulsion Laboratory of NASA, is the investigation of innovative technologies that could be used in missions to Mars.
Η test June's flight will include a balloon carrying her vehicle essays at an altitude of 36,576 kilometers (120.000 feet). There, the vehicle will be released into space and the onboard booster rockets will take over to bring it to an altitude of 54,864 kilometers (180.000 feet), achieving an acceleration of Mach 4. At this height the LDSD is going to run 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 large volume of loads and materials that are necessary in such a 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.
