High altitude test program for a mars subsonic parachute

Collection of Technical Papers - 18th AIAA Aerodynamic Decelerator Systems Technology Conference and Seminar

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 587-597

  Mitcheltree, R ^a,c,d   Bruno, R ^a,e   Slimko, E ^a,f   Baffes, C ^a,f   Konefat, E ^a,g   Witkowski, A ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Pioneer Aerospace   (United States)

^c Flight Systems Section   (United States)

^d AIAA   (United States)

^e Instrumentation Section   (India)

^f Mechanical Engineering Section   (United States)

^g GNandC Section 343   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROGUE PARACHUTE; MARS SUBSONIC PARACHUTE; SUPERSONIC PARACHUTE;

EARTH (PLANET); PLANETS; SPACE FLIGHT; SUBSONIC AERODYNAMICS;

PARACHUTES;

EID: 29144508728     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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