The parachute system for NASA's Viking '75 Mars lander was flight qualified in four high-altitude flight tests at the White Sands Missile range (WSMR). A balloon system lifted a full-scale simulated Viking spacecraft to an altitude where a varying number of rocket motors were used to propel the high drag, lifting test vehicle to test conditions which would simulate the range of entry conditions expected at Mars. A ground-commanded cold gas pointing system located on the balloon system provided powered vehicle azimuth control to insure that the flight trajectory remained within the WSMR boundaries. A unique ground-based computer-radar system was employed to monitor inflight performance of the powered vehicle and insure that command ignition of the parachute mortar occurred at the required test conditions of Mach number and dynamic pressure. Performance data were obtained from cameras, telemetry, and radar.


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    Titel :

    The Viking parachute qualification test technique.


    Beteiligte:
    Raper, J. L. (Autor:in) / Lundstrom, R. R. (Autor:in) / Michel, F. C. (Autor:in)

    Kongress:

    Aerodynamic Deceleration Systems Conference ; 1973 ; Palm Springs, CA


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1973-05-01


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Schlagwörter :


    The Viking parachute qualification test technique

    RAPER, J. / LUNDSTROM, R. / MICHEL, F. | AIAA | 1973


    Postflight simulation of parachute deployment dynamics of Viking qualification flight tests

    Whitlock, Charles H. / Poole, Lamont R. / Talay, Theodore A. | TIBKAT | 1973