The use of a high-lift, winged atmospheric entry-glide vehicle by an early Mars manned mission lasting 14-16 months allows the effective use of atmospheric braking to decelerate upon arrival at Mars. Following nearly-constant deceleration, the vehicle skips out of the atmosphere into a low planetary orbit. The maximum atmospheric heating rate thus generated is of the order of 100 W/sq cm at the stagnation point for a fully catalytic surface; the corresponding equilibrium wall temperature was 2150 K. The vehicle envisioned could be radiatively cooled to an entry speed of over 8 km/sec.


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    Title :

    The use of atmospheric braking during Mars missions


    Contributors:
    Tauber, M. E. (author) / Bowles, J. V. (author) / Yang, Lily (author)

    Publication date :

    1989-06-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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