Anatomy of an entry vehicle experimentThe anatomy and evolution of a simple small-scale unmanned entry vehicle is described that is delivered to orbit by the shuttle and entered into the atmosphere from orbit to acquire flight data to improve our knowledge of boundary-layer behavior and evaluate advanced thermal protection systems. The anatomy of the experiment includes the justification for the experiments, instrumentation, configuration, material, and operational needs, and the translation of these needs into a configuration, weight statement, aerodynamics, program cost, and trajectory. Candidates for new instrumentation development are also identified for nonintrusive measurements of the boundary-layer properties.
Document ID
19820030416
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Eide, D. G. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Wurster, K. E. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Helms, V. T. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Ashby, G. C. (NASA Langley Research Center Space Systems Div., Hampton, VA, United States)