Mars ‘flying saucer’ splashes back to Earth
Multi-million dollar experimental flight is testing new technology for future NASA missions to the Red Planet.
Published On 29 Jun 2014
A NASA helium balloon carrying a saucer-shaped vehicle into the Earth’s atmosphere has successfully landed in the Pacific Ocean.
The $150 million experimental flight is testing technology for future Mars missions.
NASA plans three more similar tests over the next year, and hopes to have the technology ready for a rover mission planned for 2020.
Al Jazeera’s Tarek Bazley reports.
Source: Al Jazeera