We examine the current state of readiness of aerocapture at several destinations of interest, to identify what technologies are needed and to determine if a technology demonstration mission is required, before the first use of aerocapture for a science mission. The study team concluded that the current state of readiness is destination dependent, with aerocaptured missions feasible at Venus, Mars, and Titan with current technologies. The use of aerocapture for orbit insertion at the ice giant planets Uranus and Neptune requires at least additional study to assess the expected performance of new guidance, navigation, and control algorithms and possible development of new hardware, such as a mid-lift-to-drag entry vehicle shape or new thermal protection system materials. A variety of near-term activities could contribute to risk reduction for missions proposing the use of aerocapture, but an end-to-end, system-level technology demonstration mission is not deemed necessary before the use of aerocapture for a NASA science mission.


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    Titel :

    Qualitative Assessment of Aerocapture and Applications to Future Missions


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    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2018-11-08


    Format / Umfang :

    10 pages




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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