the Test will allow NASA experts to learn how the system will work effectively braking and descent in the Martian rarefied atmosphere.

the American space Agency NASA plans to spend in June, the second test of "flying saucers" LDSD designed for soft landings ships to Mars.

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the lander LDSD will be launched from the Pacific missile base in the Hawaiian Islands with the help of the balloon, then the rocket engine will raise the apparatus to a height of more than 55 kilometers above the Earth's surface. Reaching a certain level, "flying saucer" will begin to decline, using for braking and planning special inflatable belt.

the Researchers expect that the process of descent will take about 4.5 hours and the device will land in the Pacific ocean near Hawaii.

Similar tests will allow NASA experts to learn how the system will work effectively braking and planning in the rarefied atmosphere, the Martian.

it is Assumed that the start LDSD will be held in the first half of June, but the exact date of flight "flying saucer" is still unknown.

similar to the First test module was held in late June 2014.

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