Meet Anjie Emmett Final: Testing Technology for Mars Exploration | NASA

Meet Anjie Emmett Final: Testing Technology for Mars Exploration | NASA

Meet Anjie Emmett, a mechanical engineer at NASA's Langley Research Center. Anjie is working on technologies that could one day get humans to Mars. She serves as the Segment Lead for Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator (LOFTID), an inflatable aeroshell technology that enables larger spacecraft to land safely on any world with an atmosphere. 

For more information about LOFTID, visit: 

https://www.nasa.gov/low-earth-orbit-flight-test-of-an-inflatable-decelerator

Credit: NASA Space Tech

Duration: 1 minute, 22 seconds

Release Date: October 28, 2022

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