NASA’s new video podcast series, NASA X, follows new technologies and the NASA scientists, researchers, and engineers who make them happen. The next show will cover the IRVE-3, an inflatable heat shield intended to enable landing of larger spacecraft by making a shield that can be inflated beyond the limitations of its launch vehicle.
Check out the episode’s trailer below:
















































































































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