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Flying saucer enters Earth’s low orbit! It was launched by NASA to help with atmospheric re-entry

The technology being tested may help put people on Mars.

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An artist’s concept of LOFTID, which is designed to survive falling into the atmosphere at nearly 30,000 km per hour and temperatures 1,500 degrees Celsius. Credit: NASA.