Engineers unload ground support equipment for a June engineering test flight above Kauai, Hawaii.
Supersonic Decelerator: Hanging Saucer
On Feb. 27 2015, a series of CubeSats, small experimental satellites, were deployed from the International Space Station via a…
The Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator Project will test inflatable decelerators and advanced parachutes in a series of rocket sled, wind tunnel,…
Engineers and technicians at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston are testing the spacesuit astronauts will wear in the agency’s…
A Balloon’s Job Well Done: LDSD in Flight
The Supersonic Disk Sail Parachute, one of the new technologies being developed as part of NASA’s Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD)…
Expedition 44/45 crew members during emergency scenarios training in the International Space Station training mockups.
Expedition 44/45 crew members during emergency scenarios training in the International Space Station training mockups.
SPHERES calendar with upcoming test sessions and flights.
