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Shuttle launched flight tests - Supporting technology for planetary entry missionsThe feasibility of conducting Space Shuttle-launched earth entry flight tests to enhance the technology base for second generation planetary entry missions is examined. Outer planet entry environments are reviewed, translated into earth entry requirements and used to establish entry test system design and cost characteristics. Entry speeds up to those needed to simulate radiative heating levels of more than 30 kW/sq cm are shown to be possible. A standardized recoverable test bed concept is described that is capable of accommodating a wide range of entry technology experiments. The economic advantage of shared Shuttle launches are shown to be achievable through a test system configured to the volume constraints of a single Spacelab pallet using existing propulsion components.
Document ID
19750061462
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Vetter, H. C.
Mcneilly, W. R.
(McDonnell Douglas Astronautics Co. St. Louis, Mo., United States)
Siemers, P. M., III
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, Va., United States)
Nachtsheim, P. R.
(NASA Ames Research Center Thermal Protection Branch, Moffett Field, Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
August 8, 2013
Publication Date
September 1, 1975
Subject Category
Space Transportation
Report/Patent Number
AIAA PAPER 75-1152
Accession Number
75A45534
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS2-8678
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS1-12436
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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