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NASA is testing the technology for landing on Mars

June 29, 2014 Last updated at 18:40 BST clock

The U.S. space agency NASA has successfully tested a form of spacecraft flying saucer that could help scientists plan future missions to Mars.

It is expected that this system will help to understand how hard landing craft and even astronauts on the Red Planet.

Informa Denise Hammick.