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July 21, 2012

NASA Hypersonic Inflatable Tech Test Set

Window Of Four Consecutive Launch Days Opens July 22

NASA Space Technology Program researchers plans to launch and deploy a large inflatable heat shield aboard a rocket traveling at hypersonic speeds this weekend during a technology demonstration test from the agency's Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, VA. NASA has four consecutive days of launch opportunities for the agency's Inflatable Re-entry Vehicle Experiment (IRVE-3), starting July 22, with the liftoff window from 0600-0800 EDT each day.

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