Nasa flying saucer launch successful but re-entry parachute failed

The Nasa Low Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) launched on Monday, 8 June from the US Navy’s Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai, Hawaii. The saucer-shaped vehicle was used to test new technologies that will help Nasa land heavier payloads than current technology will allow on the surface of planets including Mars. The test vehicle, which…