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Flight Performance of the Inflatable Reentry Vehicle Experiment IIThe Inflatable Reentry Vehicle Experiment II launched August 17, 2009, from NASA Wallops Flight Facility. The three mission objectives were to demonstrate inflation and re-entry survivability, assess the thermal and drag performance of the reentry vehicle, and to collect flight data for comparison with analysis and design techniques used in vehicle development. The flight was a complete success, with the re-entry vehicle separating cleanly from the launcher, inflating as planned, and demonstrating stable flight through reentry and descent while on-board systems telemetered video and flight performance data to the ground.
Document ID
20100024145
Acquisition Source
Langley Research Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Dillman, Robert A. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Hughes, Stephen J. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Bodkin, Richard J. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Bose, David M. (Analytical Mechanics Associates, Inc. Hampton, VA, United States)
Del Corso, Joseph (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Cheatwood, F. Neil (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
June 14, 2010
Subject Category
Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance
Report/Patent Number
NF1676L-10402
Meeting Information
Meeting: International Planetary Probe Workshop 2010 (IPPW-7)
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Country: Spain
Start Date: June 14, 2010
End Date: June 18, 2010
Sponsors: European Space Agency, NASA Headquarters
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.

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