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Mars Science Laboratory Entry, Descent and Landing System Development Challenges and Preliminary Flight PerformanceThe Mars Science Laboratory project recently landed the Curiosity rover on the surface of Mars. With the success of the landing system, the performance envelope of entry, descent, and landing capabilities has been extended over the previous state of the art. This paper will present an overview of the MSL entry, descent, and landing system, a discussion of a subset of its development challenges, and include a discussion of preliminary results of the flight reconstruction effort.
Document ID
20150012005
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Conference Paper
External Source(s)
Authors
Steltzner, Adam D.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
San Martin, A. Miguel
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Rivellini, Tommaso P.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
July 1, 2015
Publication Date
February 10, 2013
Subject Category
Astronautics (General)
Report/Patent Number
AAS 13-123
Meeting Information
Meeting: Space Flight Mechanics Meeting
Location: Kauai, HI
Country: United States
Start Date: February 10, 2013
End Date: February 14, 2013
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
MSL
EDL

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