NASA will try to launch a "flying saucer" today, June 28, into Earth's atmosphere to test technology that could be used to land on Mars one days.
The launch of the Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) was postponed due to unfavorable weather conditions in the area of the flight pad in Hawaii.
The disc-shaped vehicle and new giant parachute launch attempt will take place off the coast of the Hawaiian island of Kauai, according to the Associated Press.
The test flight will take place in the Earth's upper atmosphere at four times the speed of sound.
Since the 1970s, NASA has used the same parachute design to slow its landers and rovers as they make their way through the Martian atmosphere.
The space agency has acknowledged that it needs a stronger parachute if it wants to launch heavier spacecrafts, and eventually astronauts, to the "Red Planet."
NASA is currently testing its technology high in Earth's atmosphere because conditions are similar to that of Mars in that location, according to AP.
NASA was forced to miss its original two-week launch window in June due to high winds at the Kauai military range.
Earlier this month it was announced that while it is possible to send humans to Mars, it will require NASA to team up with China, something that current U.S. law prohibits.
The law says that the NASA can't "develop, design, plan, promulgate, implement or execute a bilateral policy, program, order or contract of any kind" that would make the two partners in space exploration.
Currently, only the U.S., Russia and China are currently capable of manned spaceflight.
The launch is set to take place at 2 p.m.
Click here to live stream the event.
See Now: OnePlus 6: How Different Will It Be From OnePlus 5?
