Development of the Mars Science Laboratory heatshield thermal protection system

41st AIAA Thermophysics Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Beck, Robin A S ^a,f   Driver, David M ^a,f   Wright, Michael J ^a,f   Laub, Bernard ^a,g   Hwang, Helen H ^a,f   Slimko, Eric M ^b   Edquist, Karl T ^c   Sepka, Steven A ^d,h   Willcockson, William H ^e,i   Thames, Timothy D ^a,e  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d ELORET CORPORATION   (United States)

^e LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^f Reacting Flow Environments Branch   (United States)

^g Thermal Protection Materials and Systems Branch   (United States)

^h Mail Stop 234 1 ^*

ⁱ Structure Design   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABLATORS; CATASTROPHIC FAILURES; DELIVERY DATES; DESIGN LEVELS; DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS; FLAT PLATE; FLIGHT ENVELOPE; HIGH SHEAR; IMPREGNATED CARBONS; MARS ATMOSPHERE; MARS SCIENCE LABORATORY; THERMAL PROTECTION SYSTEM;

ABLATIVE MATERIALS; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; FLIGHT ENVELOPES; HEAT SHIELDING; PHENOLS; THERMAL INSULATING MATERIALS;

MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS;

EID: 77958514252     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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