Trajectory, aerothermal conditions, and thermal protection system mass for the mars 2001 aerocapture mission

35th Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 1997, Pages

  Wercinski, P P ^a   Henline, W ^a   Tran, H ^a   Milos, F ^a   Papadopoulos, P ^a   Chen, Y K ^a   Venkatapathy, E ^a   Tauber, M ^a  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS; AEROSPACE ENGINEERING; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; FLOW FIELDS; HEAT SHIELDING; HYPERSONIC AERODYNAMICS; NASA; ORBITS; THERMAL INSULATING MATERIALS; TRAJECTORIES;

AEROCAPTURE MISSION; AEROCAPTURE VEHICLES; COMPLEX SIMULATION; CURRENT CAPABILITY; SIZING ALGORITHMS; THERMAL PROTECTION SYSTEM; THICKNESS DISTRIBUTIONS; TRAJECTORY POINTS;

AEROBRAKING;

EID: 84983188991     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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