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.


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    Title :

    Space Shuttle Orbital Drag Parachute Design


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    AIAA Aerodynamic Decelerator Systems Conference ; 2001 ; Boston, MA, United States


    Publication date :

    2001-05-24


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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