What is NASA's LOFTID mission and why is it important?
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NASA will launch LOFTID (Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator), its latest heat shield technology, onboard the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket on November 9. It will take off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California alongside the JPSS-2 (Joint Polar Surveyor System-2) weather satellite. The space agency's newest technology will aid in conducting missions to Mars, Venus, and Titan.