NASA has launched a new weather satellite, JPSS2, into polar orbit. The launch also included a test of a new inflatable heat shield called LOFTID.
This week NASA launched a new weather satellite, JPSS-2, into polar orbit around the Earth. But this launch was a special one, as it also included a test of a new inflatable heat shield called LOFTID.
The Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator is a heat shield designed to autonomously inflate as a payload enters an atmosphere, keeping the heat from the friction with the atmosphere away from delicate components inside. It could be used for landing heavier payloads like rovers on other planets, or for landing heavier components on Earth as well.
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