# @nasa on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/o2BL8FoaAo
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11738838-nasa-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2014-06-05T01:32:09.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NASA (@NASA) — https://gondola.cc/NASA

## Caption

NASA Technology: As we prepare for the Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) experimental flight test in Hawaii, now set to launch no earlier than June 7, the agency continues work on other entry, descent and landing technologies. As seen in this image, technicians  prepare the Hypersonic Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator (HIAD) for structural loads testing beginning in mid-2013 at our Armstrong's Flight Loads Laboratory. The donut-shaped, inflatable test article is designed to more effectively slow down a spacecraft upon atmospheric re-entry to Earth or other planets. 
Image credit: NASA 
#321techoff #nasaarmstrong #nasatech #nasa #technology #ldsd #hiad

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nasa, 321techoff, nasaarmstrong, nasatech, ldsd, technology, hiad

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