NASA engineers dropped a prototype aircraft
NASA engineers dropped a prototype aircraft designed to operate in the thin atmosphere of Mars from a helium balloon at 103,000 ft. in an Aug. 9 test of its aerodynamic performance. Researchers said it appeared that the unpowered prototype met its test objectives. A powered airplane is under study...
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