NASA launches giant balloon testing technologies for Mars
Q. Name the organization that has launched a giant balloon carrying a kind of flying saucer that will test technologies for landing on Mars?- Published on 19 Jun 15a. ESA
b. ISRO
c. NASA
d. DRDO
ANSWER: NASA
The aircraft fitted with the largest parachute ever constructed was launched from a military base in Hawaii on 8th June’15. It was the second test of the saucer like device called the Low Density Supersonic Decelerator. During the first test in June last year, the parachute shredded to pieces on the way down. NASA modified the design.
