NASA Tests Inflatable Re-entry Vehicle
An inflatable heat shield with possible applications on future missions to Mars and other celestial bodies with atmospheres survived its first flight-test before sinking in the Atlantic Ocean. The Inflatable Re-entry Vehicle Experiment (IRVE) launched on a Black Brant 9 sounding rocket from NASA’s...
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