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
1990-05-01
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PFERD Mission: Pluto Flyby Exploration/Research Design
NTIS | 1990
|Project Cerberus: Flyby Mission to Pluto
NTRS | 1990
|Project Cerberus: Flyby Mission to Pluto
NTIS | 1990
|Pluto Fast Flyby Mission and Science Overview
NTRS | 1993
|Pluto Fast Flyby Mission and Science Overview
NTIS | 1993
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