NASA captured thermal images of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on its descent after it launched in September from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The data may provide critical engineering information for future missions to the surface of Mars. NASA equipped two aircraft with advanced instrumentation to document re-entry of the rockets first stage - the part that is ignited at launch and burns through the rockets ascent until it runs out of propellant, at which point it is discarded and returns to Earth. https://youtube/watch?v=_UFjK_CFKgA nasa.gov/press/2014/october/new-commercial-rocket-descent-data-may-help-nasa-with-future-mars-landings/index.html#.VEKWMvmUcmg
Posted on: Sat, 18 Oct 2014 16:33:20 +0000
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