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On Sunday, many eyes at #SpaceSymposium were on a mysterious object floating on the lake. You may be wondering how #LOFTID got there!🤔

Learn more about the large inflatable heat shield technology: http://bit.ly/3KDkpID #38Space

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Are you at #SpaceSymposium? Stop by the ULA booth (1423) and come say hi to our #ULARocketStars and show off your 🌽🕳️ skills! #38Space

Don’t forget to check out #LOFTID on the lake!

RT @ulalaunch
👋Hello #SpaceSymposium!

Make sure to stop by the ULA booth and #LOFTID on the lake this week!

🚀 Booth location: 1423

#38space

Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator [LOFTID]. One thing is certain: NASA's acronym game is the toots.

#NASA #LOFTID #Mars

https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/17/world/loftid-heat-shield-nasa-success-scn/index.html

Today at 2pm ET we'll share initial results of our inflatable heat shield technology test! Large aeroshells like #LOFTID could enable landing heavier payloads on Mars, Venus, or Titan, as well as returning large payloads to Earth. Find out what we learned: http://go.nasa.gov/3AhNDHw #NASAMars

A short NASA video with some new visuals of the #LOFTID experiment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mM1JIPY4Mw

Via #NASA - Photo of the 6 meter in diameter #LOFTID Re-entry vehicle on the deck of the recovery ship. The team have designed the aeroshell for a single use but it looks like it could be used again. They will conduct further post flight tests at the NASA Langley Research Center to see if there is a dual use option.

LIVE: Experts share early results of @NASA_Technology’s Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator (#LOFTID) a week after its technology demonstration. https://youtu.be/OUGtgTR4D9E

Our Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator, or #LOFTID, launched on Nov. 10, to demonstrate inflatable heat shield technology that could be key to landing humans on Mars. Early results indicate our test was a success! Find out more: https://go.nasa.gov/3gcmajG #NASATechnology

Via #NASA - Video of the reentry plasma generated by the Low -Earth Orbit Flight Test #LOFTID a type of inflatable heat shield to re-enter large payloads . The vehicle re-entered at a speed of 8km a second - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rpgaz2OzxXY&t=48s

Via #NASA - Video of the Splashdown of the Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test (#LOFTID) test article - It entered the atmosphere at 8 Km per second. The US Now has the ability to put large payloads into space with the launch of the Space Launch System and now have the ability to return large payloads. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trSE94KPRXs&t=9s

Via #NASA Video of the Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test #LOFTID unfurling and preparing for reentry - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5YlL9Eo7lI

LIVE: Experts share early results of @NASA_Technology’s Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator (#LOFTID) a week after its technology demonstration. https://youtu.be/OUGtgTR4D9E

In a few minutes on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUGtgTR4D9E a Media Briefing on Results of #NASA's #LOFTID Demonstration - the visuals are up at https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/tdm/loftid/LOFTID_Demonstration_Images/

Via #NASA - NASA to Share First Results of the Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test Inflatable Heat Shield Technology Test Today 11/17/22 at 2:00 PM EST - https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-to-share-first-results-of-inflatable-heat-shield-technology-test #LOFTID

Don't miss NASA experts sharing early results of our Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator (#LOFTID)! Find out what we learned and what's next for this inflatable heat shield tech during our media briefing on Nov. 17 at 2 p.m. EST: https://go.nasa.gov/3AhNDHw #NASATechnology

LIVE NOW: Launch of @NOAA’s #JPSS2 weather satellite & @NASA_Technology #LOFTID tech demo aboard a @ULA_Launch Atlas V rocket from @SLDelta30. Launch is targeted for 4:25 am ET (925 UTC) https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1jMJgLalDbOxL

LIVE NOW: Launch of @NOAA’s #JPSS2 weather satellite & @NASA_Technology #LOFTID tech demo aboard a @ULA_Launch Atlas V rocket from @SLDelta30. Launch is targeted for 4:25 am ET (925 UTC) https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1jMJgLalDbOxL

LIVE NOW: Launch of @NOAA’s #JPSS2 weather satellite & @NASA_Technology #LOFTID tech demo aboard a @ULA_Launch Atlas V rocket from @SLDelta30. Launch is targeted for 4:25 am ET (925 UTC) https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1jMJgLalDbOxL

Thanks for following along with the #LOFTID technology demonstration of an inflatable heat shield! 🚀 Stay tuned for updates as the recovery team works to retrieve the aeroshell and ejectable data recorder. Learn more about what happens after splashdown: https://go.nasa.gov/3NUqSPJ #NASATechnology