PIA18015: LDSD Test Device Arrives in Hawaii


LDSD Test Device Arrives in Hawaii

Caption:

Engineers unload ground support equipment for a June engineering test flight above Kauai, Hawaii. The test flight is part of NASA's Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) project, which is investigating cutting-edge landing technologies that could fly on future Mars missions.

In this image, a plane is delivering the test device and related cargo to the U.S. Navy's Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai. The first launch window begins the morning of June 3.

Background Info:

The Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator Project is managed by JPL for NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate in Washington.

Cataloging Keywords:

Name Value Additional Values
Target Mars
System
Target Type Planet
Mission Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator Project (LDSD)
Instrument Host
Host Type
Instrument
Detector
Extra Keywords Color
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2014-05-28
Date in Caption
Image Credit NASA/JPL-Caltech
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA18015
Identifier PIA18015