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NASA Launched an Inflatable Flying Saucer, Then Landed It in the Ocean - Slashdot
On Thursday morning, NASA sent a giant inflatable device to space and then brought it back down from orbit, splashing in the ocean near Hawaii. From a report: You might think of it as a bouncy castle from space, although the people in charge of the mission would prefer you did not. "I would say...
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Heat shield that could land humans on Mars is hitching a ride to space | CNN
When a polar satellite designed to improve weather forecasting launched early Thursday, an experimental heat shield tagged along. It could land humans on Mars.