Mars science laboratory: Entry, descent, and landing system performance

IEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  Way, David W ^a   Powell, Richard W ^a   Chen, Allen ^b   Steltzner, Adam D ^b   Martin, A Miguel San ^b   Burkhart, P Daniel ^b   Mendeck, Gavin F ^c  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALLISTICS; DRAG; HEAT SHIELDING; HYPERSONIC AERODYNAMICS; LANDING; PARACHUTES; PLANETS; ROBOTICS; SPHERES;

GUIDED LIFTING; MARS SCIENCE LABORATORY (MSL); PAYLOAD DELIVERY;

ORBITAL LABORATORIES;

EID: 34548806450     PISSN: 1095323X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/AERO.2007.352821     Document Type: Conference Paper

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