Exploration rover concepts and development challenges

A Collection of Technical Papers - 1st Space Exploration Conference: Continuing the Voyage of Discovery

Volumn 1, Issue , 2005, Pages 258-280

  Zakrajse, James J ^a,b   McKissock, David B ^a,c   Woytach, Jeffrey M ^a,d   Zakrajsek, June F ^a,e   Oswald, Fred B ^a,b   McEntire, Kelly J ^a,f   Hill, Gerald M ^a,e   Abel, Phillip ^a,g   Eichenberg, Dennis J ^a,h   Goodnight, Thomas W ^a,i  

^a NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Mechanical Components Branch   (United States)

^c Power and Communication Systems Analysis Office   (United States)

^d Space Propulsion and Mission Analysis Office ^*  (United States)

^e Constellation Systems Project Office ^*  (United States)

^f Mechanical and Rotating Systems Branch   (United States)

^g Tribology and Surface Science Branch   (United States)

^h Avionics Power and Communications Branch   (United States)

ⁱ Structural Systems Dynamics Branch   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESIGN CHALLENGES; MANNED VEHICLES; SURFACE EXPLORATION VEHICLES;

LUNAR MISSIONS; MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS; PERSONNEL; RADIATION PROTECTION; RELIABILITY; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

SPACE RESEARCH;

EID: 28744446172     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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