The Maraia concept is a modest size (150 lb., 30" diameter) capsule that has been proposed as an ISS based, mostly autonomous earth return capability to function either as an Entry, Descent, and Landing (EDL) technology test platform or as a small on-demand sample return vehicle. A flight test program has been completed including high altitude balloon testing of the proposed capsule shape, with the purpose of investigating aerodynamics and stability during the latter portion of the entry flight regime, along with demonstrating a potential recovery system. This paper includes description, objectives, and results from the test program.
Maraia Capsule Flight Testing and Results for Entry, Descent, and Landing
2016
15 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Maraia Capsule Flight Testing and Results for Entry, Descent, and Landing (EDL) (AIAA 2016-0102)
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