Mission trade studies for a preliminary definition of a flight-separable Mars Rover/Sample Return (MRSR) mission are presented. The MRSR initiative consists of two separate mission elements: a Mars Rover and a Mars Sample Return. Various strategies are discussed for completing the interplanetary portion of the MRSR mission. Five mission options which are characterized by different launch configurations are discussed, and the resulting spacecraft mass needed to accomplish the mission is presented relative to the capabilities of launch vehicles assumed to be available during the timeframe under consideration.
Mars Rover/Sample Return mission trade studies
AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Conference ; 1987 ; Kalispell, MT, United States
1988-01-01
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Keine Angabe
Englisch
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