We studied a Mars sample return (MSR) mission that lands a SpaceX Dragon Capsule on Mars carrying sample collection hardware (an arm, drill, or small rover) and a spacecraft stack consisting of a Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV) and Earth Return Vehicle (ERV) that collectively carry the sample container from Mars back to Earth orbit.
Low Cost Mars Sample Return Utilizing Dragon Lander Project
Aerospace Conference, IEEE 2014 ; 2014 ; Big Sky, MT, United States
2014-04-29
Conference paper
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English
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