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June 09, 2015

NASA 'flying saucer' deploys partially on test
Washington (AFP) June 8, 2015
NASA launched a giant balloon Monday carrying a kind of "flying saucer" that will test technologies for landing on Mars, but its outsized parachute only partly deployed. The aircraft fitted with the largest parachute ever constructed - after several days of weather-related delays - was launched from a military base in Hawaii. And the massive helium balloon rose for about three hours, according to NASA, which broadcast the event live. Once the "saucer" has been picked up and a black box-ty ... read more

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