the Launch will be at the Pacific missile base in Hawaii on June 2 and will not begin before 20.30 (Minsk time). The rocket engine will lift the machine into the stratosphere to a height of more than 55 kilometers above the Earth. After this "flying saucer" will start to decrease, using special rubber belt.
 

During the experiment, NASA is going to simulate the entrance of the aircraft into the Martian atmosphere at supersonic speed. The physical parameters of the Martian atmosphere is roughly equivalent to the height of 30 kilometers from earth.

Device for braking at supersonic speeds in a reducing atmosphere (LDSD) is a disc surrounded by an inflatable belt in the shape of a donut. It is expected that this technology will help to reduce speed and save fuel during the descent of the ship on the Mars mission.

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