There are many similarities between the high altitude environment of Earth and the atmospheric environment of Mars. Recent flight testing used the high altitude environment of Earth to simulate the final phase of Mars planetary entry. This paper describes the techniques used to design and implement a low-cost atmospheric entry test, in this case used for evaluation of a proposed technology for a solar heated, methanol inflated balloon for Mars exploration.
High Altitude Ballooning Used to Simulate Mars Planetary Entry
Eighth International Conference on Engineering, Construction, Operation, and Business In Space; Fifth International Conference and Exposition and Demonstration on Robotics for Challenging Situations and Environments ; 2002 ; Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Space 2002 and Robotics 2002 ; 332-340
2002-06-07
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
High Altitude Ballooning Used to Simulate Mars Planetary Entry
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