NASA flying saucer mission over Hawaii on Wednesday has reportedly been cancelled due to unfavourable wind conditions. There was supposed to be a test flight on between June 3 to 13 for the NASA flying saucer. However, due to the weather being unfavourable, the flight of the rocket-powered flying saucer was scrubbed off by NASA.

According to The Register, NASA has planned the lift off of the Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD), or more commonly known as the NASA flying saucer, between the dates June 3 to 13. The LDSD, NASA flying saucer, was reportedly set to fly at the US Navy's Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) on Kauai, Hawaii, for testing technologies which is reportedly to determine an updated system for a Mars landing is possible.

Despite intensive planning and six days of having the opportunity to get the NASA flying saucer off the ground under a massive helium balloon, the weather interfered and had the NASA flying saucer team disappointed.

According to the NASA flying saucer Project Manager Mark Adler, "We needed the mid-level winds between 15,000 and 60,000 feet to take the balloon away from the island. While there were a few days that were very close, none of the days had the proper wind conditions."

NASA also explained of the failed flight of the NASA flying saucer, "The team had researched for more than two years wind conditions and locations around the world that would be conducive to the test. Kauai was selected because research showed that this area had the proper wind conditions to carry the balloon away from populated areas and where it needed to go over the ocean in order to launch the test vehicle. Recent weather conditions have been unexpected and have caused unacceptable wind conditions to launch the balloon."

Reports say that the agency is now looking into the possibility of a launch for the NASA flying saucer later in the month. However, TIME reports that it might not be as easy as it seems. Landing on Mars is reportedly easier with no atmosphere as a flying object, in this case the NASA flying saucer will not have to go through difficulties with atmospheric friction and aerodynamics.

TIME adds that what makes the NASA flying mission trip to Mars more difficult is the atmosphere of the planet. Mars' atmosphere is reportedly about 1% as dense as Earth's, which will then cause a host of drag and heating problems, however not dense enough to hold a full parachute landing.

If the NASA flying saucer take off mission pushes through, the LDSD will reportedly be lifted to 36,500m using an impressive 963,000m3 orb. A rocket motor will then discharge the vehicle to a length of 55,000m and Mach 4. After which, a "balloon-like" pressure vessel, termed the "Supersonic Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator (SIAD) - will be inflated around the NASA flying saucer in order "to slow the test article to a speed where it becomes safe to deploy a supersonic parachute". 

NASA flying saucer or the LDSD is however promising and may just make the mission possible later in the month.