The Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator (LOFTID) is scheduled to launch on #AtlasV next year. NASA & ULA are dedicating the LOFTID mission in honor of Bernard Kutter, manager of advanced programs at ULA, who passed away last year. nasa.gov/feature/inflat…
A somber reminder of the dangers of spaceflight. Space Shuttle Atlantis’ body flap washed up ashore after STS-51L. Challenger had been using the body flap of Atlantis due to issues with its own. Atlantis would fly 31 more missions carrying Challenger’s before she retired in 2011.