NASAs LowEarth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator, or LOFTID, is demonstrating a crosscutting aeroshell a type of heat shield for atmospheric reentry. Animation of mission highlights for the upcoming launch of NASAs cuttingedge entry, descent and landing technology: LowEarth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator (LOFTID). Credits: NASA