Issue #2(2) 2014 Lounge

Flying saucers return

Spectacular catch – NASA’s Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator is retrieved from the Pacific after a near-space test flight. The LDSD project is evaluating landing technologies for future Mars missions

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A forum for humanity’s future

NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara kneels to pick up a rock while testing the mobility of Axiom Space’s lunar spacesuit. NASA and Axiom Space teams held the first dual spacesuit run at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory in Houston in September 2025 with astronauts Stan Love and Loral O’Hara. This was the final integration test in the pool, proving both the spacesuit and facility are prepped and ready for Artemis mission training. Astronautics

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