This slide presentation reviews the technology developments required to achieve pinpoint landing for a Mars landing of a future unmanned vehicle. It addresses some of the challenges to achieving accurate landing (i.e., to 2-3 kilometers) of a designated landing site. The major challenge though is to reduce the possible propellant requirement to achieve this pinpoint landing capability which requires minimizing delivery error at powered descent ignition.
Pinpoint Landing Technology Assessment
MSR Technology Workshop ; 2008 ; Houston, TX, United States
2008-02-07
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