A summary of the key issues and studies conducted for the Pioneer Venus spacecraft and the resulting probe designs are presented. The key deceleration module issues are aerodynamic configuration and heat shield material selection. The design and development of the pressure vessel module are explained. Thermal control and science integration of the pressure vessel module are explained. The deceleration module heat shield, parachute and separation/despin are reported. The Thor/Delta and Atlas/Centaur baseline descriptions are provided.


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    Title :

    System design of the Pioneer Venus spacecraft. Volume 5: Probe vehicle studies


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    Publication date :

    1973-07-01


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English


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