The Pluto Flyby Exploration/Research Design (PFERD) mission will consist of a flyby spacecraft to Pluto and its satellite, Charon. The mission lifetime is expected to be 18 years. The Titan 4 with a Centaur upper stage will be utilized to launch the craft into the transfer orbit. The proposal was divided into six main subsystems: (1) scientific instrumentation; (2) command, communications, and control: (3) altitude and articulation control; (4) power and propulsion; (5) structures and thermal control; and (6) mission management and costing. Tradeoff studies were performed to optimize all factors of design, including survivability, performance, cost, and weight. Problems encountered in the design are also presented.
PFERD Mission: Pluto Flyby Exploration/Research Design
1990
71 pages
Report
No indication
English
Astronautics , Manned Spacecraft , Unmanned Spacecraft , Charon , Flyby missions , Interplanetary spacecraft , Pluto (Planet) , Space probes , Spacecraft design , Attitude control , Command and control , Cost analysis , Management planning , Mission planning , Spacecraft communication , Spacecraft control , Spacecraft instruments , Spacecraft power supplies , Spacecraft propulsion
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