NASA Says Inflatable Heat Shield Test Was a Success

NASA says the Virginia launch of a rocket carrying an inflatable heat shield was a success, after surviving a short trip through the earth’s atmosphere at speeds up to 7,600 miles an hour.  Charles Fishburne has more in this WCVE Science Matters Report.

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