CASSINI-HUYGENS mission is a cooperation between NASA and ESA, dedicated to the exploration of the Saturnian system. In the framework of this mission, the entry of the HUYGENS probe in the atmosphere of TITAN will be of major scientific interest. One of the essential points of the HUYGENS mission is therefore the good behavior of the thermal shield designed to maintain the aerodynamic shape and to protect the probe from excessive heating during the atmospheric entry on TITAN. The design and the qualification of this thermal shield were carried out between 1992 and 1995 (development phase). Currently, the final definition of mission parameters is being completed. As the performance of the thermal shield is one of all the parameters considered at system level, it is therefore necessary to reassess the thermal response of the TPS, taking into account some updated information that was not yet available during the development phase. After some recall of the results of 1992 to 1995, the paper will present a status of the current work on TPS.


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    Title :

    Thermal Protection of the Huygens Probe During Titan Entry: Last Questions


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    Publication date :

    2005-04-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

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    Language :

    English




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