The goal of this study was to define vehicle design requirements of a reusable system for manned Mars missions which employ aerocapturlng techniques to obtain desired orbital velocities. Requirements for vehicle L/D and ballistic coefficient are determined for expected aerocapture velocities. This paper presents conclusions concerning g-loads environment and TPS requirements for a vehicle that aerocaptures at Mars and Earth. Although the goal of a reusable system (based on current state-of-art technologies) was not obtained, the viability of aerocapture at Mars and Earth was established.


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    Title :

    Manned Mars Mission Vehicle Design Requirements for Aerocapture


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Manned Mars Missions Workshop ; 1985 ; Huntsville, AL, US



    Publication date :

    1986-05-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English







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