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LDSD: too much wind at Hawaii, launch of the "Flying saucer" maybe on Wednesday 11

Kauai, USA - The decision to be taken during the upcoming hours

NASA has once again postopned the launch of its LDSD (Low Density Supersonic Decelerator) test vehicle because of adverse weather conditions. Winds at the US Navy's Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii are too strong, they have to be just the right speed and direction in order to launch the balloon that carries the test vehicle, which has the shape of a flying saucer. The departure...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1160816
Rome, Italy, 06/10/2014 14:35
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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