{"id":7871,"date":"2014-05-22T00:48:36","date_gmt":"2014-05-22T04:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=7871"},"modified":"2014-05-22T00:48:36","modified_gmt":"2014-05-22T04:48:36","slug":"video-testing-a-brake-for-mars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=7871","title":{"rendered":"Video: Testing a brake for Mars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I posted <a href=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=7274\" target=\"_blank\">back in April<\/a> about\u00a0\u00a0NASA\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/tdm\/ldsd\/\" target=\"_d\">Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator<\/a> program, which set up a very elaborate multi-part system to test a parachute for slowing probes going into the Martian atmosphere. Here is a follow-up video about the program:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>In \u00a0part 2, JPL engineer Mike Meacham explains how an inflatable decelerator will help larger spacecraft land on Mars. The device will be tested at the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Hawaii in June, 2014.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G0asOKx5Xp0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I posted back in April about\u00a0\u00a0NASA\u2019s\u00a0Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator program, which set up a very elaborate multi-part system to test a parachute for slowing probes going into the Martian atmosphere. Here is a follow-up video about the program: In \u00a0part 2, JPL engineer Mike Meacham explains how an inflatable decelerator will help larger spacecraft land on &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=7871\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Video: Testing a brake for Mars<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7871","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-22X","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7274,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=7274","url_meta":{"origin":7871,"position":0},"title":"Video: Testing a Mars supersonic parachute is complicated","author":"TopSpacer","date":"April 10, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"As part of NASA's\u00a0Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator\u00a0program, an unusual test of a Mars parachute design was carried out that involved creating a \u00a0\"wind tunnel\" with, among other things,\u00a0a helicopter, a winch, and a rocket sled. http:\/\/youtu.be\/9h1NtQJ59kM","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Science and Technology&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Science and Technology","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=9"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/9h1NtQJ59kM\/0.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":8014,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=8014","url_meta":{"origin":7871,"position":1},"title":"NASA to flight test inflatable supersonic decelerator","author":"TopSpacer","date":"June 4, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"NASA is preparing to test a Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator demonstrator on a balloon and rocket combo flight: NASA's 'Flying Saucer' Readies for First Test Flight http:\/\/youtu.be\/3YwSXAba6Ik NASA's flying saucer-shaped test vehicle is ready to take to the skies from the U.S. Navy's Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii, for\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Mars&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Mars","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=78"},"img":{"alt_text":"InPreparation","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/InPreparation.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":11390,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=11390","url_meta":{"origin":7871,"position":2},"title":"NASA opens student competition for designs of inflatable heat shields","author":"TopSpacer","date":"September 18, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"An announcement from NASA: NASA Seeks Big Ideas from Students for Inflatable Heat Shield Tech NASA is giving university and college students an opportunity to be part of the agency\u2019s journey to Mars with the Breakthrough, Innovative, and Game-changing (BIG) Idea Challenge. 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