Performance projections for aerocapture show a vehicle mass savings of between 40 and 80%, dependent on destination, for an aerocapture vehicle compared to an all-propulsive chemical vehicle. In addition aerocapture is applicable to multiple planetary exploration destinations of interest to the NASA Office of Space Science. These results led to the identification of aerocapture as one of the top three propulsion technologies for solar system exploration missions during the 2001 NASA In-Space Propulsion Program (ISP) technology prioritization effort, led by Marshall Space Flight Center, to rank current ISP propulsion technologies. An additional finding was that aerocapture needed a better system definition and that supporting technology gaps needed to be identified.


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    Titel :

    Aerocapture Systems Analysis for a Titan Mission


    Beteiligte:
    R. W. Bailey (Autor:in) / C. G. Justus (Autor:in) / A. Duvall (Autor:in) / J. Masciarelli (Autor:in) / J. T. Hall (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2006


    Format / Umfang :

    130 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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