Flying more than twice the speed of sound in the thin air 34 miles above Hawaii, a flying saucer-shaped test vehicle successfully inflated a doughnut-like airbrake, technology needed to slow heavy ...

Nasa wants to land the first humans on Mars in 2035, and to do that, it needs the world's toughest parachute. Its latest plan is to use a large inflatable 'flying saucer' that will slow a spacecraft ...

NASA's huge supersonic parachute isn't ready to land astronauts on Mars just yet. The 100-foot-wide (30 meters) chute — the biggest supersonic parachute ever deployed — was apparenty torn apart today ...

This artist's concept shows the test vehicle for NASA's Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD), designed to test landing technologies for future Mars missions. A balloon will lift the vehicle to ...

The key to a successful Mars landing is the same thing that matters in landing on any planet: You have to slow down before you hit the ground. That's why scientists are testing a new supersonic ...