NASA launches balloon carrying Mars ‘saucer’ prototype
Saturday, June 28, 2014 - 16:30
in Astronomy & Space
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla. (Reuters) - A helium balloon carrying an experimental saucer-shaped NASA spacecraft floated off a launch tower at the U.S. Navy's Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii, on Saturday to test landing systems for future missions to Mars.