In the Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Mission, NASA returns to the red planet, following the extremely successful Mars Pathfinder in 1997. The mission will send two lander-rovers to the surface of Mars with separate launches in May and June, 2003. This paper describes the Parachute Decelerator System for the entry vehicle.


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    Title :

    Mars Exploration Rover parachute decelerator system program review


    Contributors:
    Witkowski, A. (author) / Bruno, R. (author)

    Conference:

    17th AIAA Aerodynamic Decelerator Systems Technology Conference


    Publication date :

    2003-05-20


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English






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