NASA to Hold Briefing to Discuss Status of ‘Flying Saucer’ Test

NASA’s Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) project completed its second flight test when the saucer-shaped craft splashed down safely Monday in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of the Hawaiian island of Kauai. A post-flight media teleconference will be held at 1 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, June 9 to review the test.