Introduction: This lunar lander demonstrator, known as XL-1T (terrestrial), is a collaborative effort between Masten Space Systems and NASA, under NASA’s Lunar CATALYST (also known as Lunar Cargo Transportation and Landing by Soft Touchdown) initiative; The lunar lander is a reusable terrestrial test bed for Masten’s powered decent landing system, and will be controlled by four throttleable main engines utilizing green hypergolic propellants; One of the concerns for a four-engine vehicle like this demonstrator, is the potential for a severe base-heating environment, caused by the formation of a “fountain jet” during testing. Fountain jet is an unique base flow physics which was discovered during the development of the DC-X vehicle.
Analysis of Base Heating Environment During Ground Testing of a Lunar Lander Demonstrator
Joint Army-Navy-NASA-Air Force (JANNAF) Exhaust Plume and Signatures (EPSS) Subcommittee Meeting
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2019
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Dayton, OH, United States
Joint Army-Navy-NASA-Air Force (JANNAF) Propulsion (JPM) and Programmatic and Industrial Base (PIB) Subcommittee Meeting
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2019
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Dayton, OH, United States
2019-06-03
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