The Mars Pathfinder Flight System is in final test, assembly and launch preparations at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Launch is scheduled for 2 Dec. 1996. The Flight System development, in particular the Entry, Descent, and Landing (EDL) system, was a major team effort involving JPL, other NASA centers and industry. This paper provides a summary Mars Pathfinder description and status at launch. In addition, a section by NASA's Langley Research Center, a key EDL contributor, is provided on their support to Mars Pathfinder. This section is included as an example of the work performed by Pathfinder team members outside JPL.


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    Title :

    Mars Pathfinder Status at Launch


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    International Astronautical Congress ; 1996 ; Beijing, China



    Publication date :

    1996-01-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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