Now that the International Space Station is undergoing assembly, NASA is strategizing about the next logical exploration strategy for robotic missions and the next destination for humans. NASA's current efforts are in developing technologies that will both aid the robotic exploration strategy and make human flight to other celestial bodies both safe and affordable. One of these enabling technologies for future robotic and human exploration missions is aeroassist. This paper will (1) define aeroassist, (2) explain the benefits and uses of aeroassist, and (3) describe a method, currently used by the NASA Aeroassist Working Group, by which widely geographically distributed teams can assemble, present, use, and archive technology information.


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    Title :

    Aeroassist Technology Planning for Exploration


    Contributors:
    M. M. Munk (author) / R. W. Powell (author)

    Publication date :

    2000


    Size :

    pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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