The drag parachute system was added to the Space Shuttle Orbiter's landing deceleration subsystem beginning with flight STS-49 in May 1992. The addition of this subsystem to an existing space vehicle required a detailed set of ground tests and analyses. The aerodynamic design and performance testing of the system consisted of wind tunnel tests, numerical simulations, pilot-in-the-loop simulations, and full-scale testing. This analysis and design resulted in a fully qualified system that is deployed on every flight of the Space Shuttle.
Space Shuttle Orbital Drag Parachute Design
AIAA Aerodynamic Decelerator Systems Conference ; 2001 ; Boston, MA, United States
2001-05-24
Conference paper
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English
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