High mass Mars entry, descent, and landing architecture assessment

AIAA Space 2009 Conference and Exposition

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Steinfeldt, Bradley A ^a   Theisinger, John E ^a   Korzun, Ashley M ^a   Clark, Ian G ^a   Grant, Michael J ^a   Braun, Robert D ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE BODIES; COMMERCE; HEAT SHIELDING; INTERPLANETARY FLIGHT; LIFT DRAG RATIO; MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS; PARACHUTES; THERMAL INSULATING MATERIALS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VELOCITY;

AERODYNAMIC DECELERATORS; ARCHITECTURE ASSESSMENT; ENTRY , DESCENT , AND LANDINGS; MARS EXPLORATION PROGRAM; PAYLOAD CAPABILITIES; STRUCTURAL EFFICIENCIES; SUPERSONIC PARACHUTE; THERMAL PROTECTION SYSTEM;

SUPERSONIC AIRCRAFT;

EID: 77952810395     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2009-6684     Document Type: Conference Paper

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