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The Mars Science Laboratory Touchdown Test FacilityIn the Touchdown Test Program for the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission, a facility was developed to use a full-scale rover vehicle and an overhead winch system to replicate the Skycrane landing event.
Document ID
20090008651
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Other - NASA Tech Brief
External Source(s)
http://www.techbriefs.com/component/content/article/3524
Authors
White, Christopher (California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Frankovich, John (California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Yates, Phillip (California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Wells Jr, George H. (California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Losey, Robert (California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
February 1, 2009
Publication Information
Publication: NASA Tech Briefs, February 2009
Subject Category
Ground Support Systems And Facilities (Space)
Report/Patent Number
NPO-45847
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.

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