On the last 10th, an inflatable flying saucer almost 61 meters wide was sent into space by NASA and then returned to Earth, where it crashed in the Hawaii region. This experience is part of the LOFTID test and is a flight test in low Earth orbit of an inflatable decelerator. We've prepared today's article so you know everything about this new experiment that's giving you something to talk about. Check out more about this NASA experience.
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Learn more about the LOFTID test
This project, which seems to be a very fun and unusual idea, cost nothing more, no less than 93 million dollars, and brings super technology that could even take people to Mars safely, when the trip there is possible.
After some attempts by NASA, it was noticed that, in order to carry out approaches on Mars, it is necessary that the ships have about 1.5 tons, which is equivalent to the volume of a small car. However, this does not fit the idea of people going to the red planet, since for the transport of passengers and the necessary supplies, it is necessary to use larger ships that reach 20 tons or even more.
LOFTID's objective was to test-flight the inflatable device and, in addition, to deploy a new weather satellite into orbit.
The inflatable flying saucer measures 60.90 meters wide and has the shape of a plate. The project was made to withstand traveling at 29,900 km/h and withstand up to 1650C°.
A few hours after deploying the satellite into orbit and carrying out the test, LOFTID returned to Earth and landed in the ocean about 800 meters from Hawaii under a parachute.
