2011 Mars Science Laboratory mission design overview

Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Engineering, Science, Construction, and Operations in Challenging Environments - Earth and Space 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 873-897

  Abilleira, F ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Design; Planets; Space exploration

Indexed keywords

DUST STORM; ENTRY , DESCENT , AND LANDINGS; LAUNCH VEHICLE; MARS SCIENCE LABORATORY; MARS SCIENCE LABORATORY MISSIONS; MICROBIAL LIFE; MISSION REQUIREMENTS; RED PLANET; SCIENCE LABORATORIES; SCIENCE OBJECTIVES; SPACE EXPLORATIONS; SPACECRAFT MASS; SURFACE OF MARS;

DESIGN; EARTH (PLANET); LABORATORIES; LAUNCH VEHICLES; LAUNCHING; NASA; PLANETS; SPACECRAFT LANDING; STORMS;

MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS;

EID: 78649305175     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/41096(366)85     Document Type: Conference Paper

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