Entry, descent, and landing challenges of human mars exploration

Advances in the Astronautical Sciences

Volumn 125, Issue , 2006, Pages 325-340

  Wells, G ^a   Lafleur, J ^a   Verges, A ^a   Manyapu, K ^a   Christian, J ^a   Lewis, C ^a   Braun, R ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN MARS EXPLORATION; HYPERSONIC ENTRY; SUPERSONIC PROPULSION; SYSTEM RELIABILITY;

AIRCRAFT PROPULSION; LANDING; SPACE APPLICATIONS; SPACECRAFT;

MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS;

EID: 34247138375     PISSN: 00653438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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