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Overview of a Proposed Flight Validation of Aerocapture System TechnologyAerocapture is a very useful capability for NASA that can be used across a wide range of planetary mission sizes and destinations. A substantial mass advantage may be realized through aerocapture maneuver implementation. The mass advantage is enabling for certain outer planet mission profiles. Aerocapture technology provides corollary benefits to the related applications of atmospheric entry and precision landing on worlds with atmospheres through aero/aerothermodynamic model validation, hypersonic guided flight, tps materials, and performance model validation. The ST9 Aerocapture flight validation will be sufficient to immediately infuse aerocapture technology into future NASA science missions. The advanced technologies being flight validated will enable the system level goal of performing an aerocapture maneuver. The advanced technologies include: The GN&C System, TPS materials, plus Advanced recession and heat flux sensors.
Document ID
20090014064
Acquisition Source
Marshall Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Keys, Andrew S. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Hall, Jeffery L. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Oh, David Y. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Munk, Michelle M. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
July 10, 2006
Subject Category
Fluid Mechanics And Thermodynamics
Report/Patent Number
M09-0147
Meeting Information
Meeting: 42nd AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit
Location: Sacramento, CA
Country: United States
Start Date: July 10, 2006
End Date: July 12, 2006
Sponsors: American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Society for Electrical Engineers, American Inst. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc.
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.

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