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High altitude decelerator systemsHigh Altitude Decelerator Systems are used to provide a stable descending platform when deployed from a sounding rocket at altitudes greater than 40 kilometers allowing a scientific mission to be conducted in a specific altitude region. The High Altitude Decelerator is designed to provide a highly stable, high drag area system packed in a minimum volume to deploy successfully from a sounding rocket. Deployment altitudes greater than 100 kilometers have been successfully demonstrated at dynamic pressures as low as 0.004 pounds per square foot.
Document ID
19890047832
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Silbert, Mendel N. (NASA Wallops Flight Facility Wallops Island, VA, United States)
Moltedo, A. David (NASA Wallops Flight Center Wallops Island, VA, United States)
Gilbertson, Gaylord S. (Sheldahl, Inc. Northfield, MN, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1989
Subject Category
Space Transportation
Report/Patent Number
AIAA PAPER 89-0882
Meeting Information
Meeting: AIAA Aerodynamic Decelerator Systems Technology Conference
Location: Cocoa Beach, FL
Country: United States
Start Date: April 18, 1989
End Date: April 20, 1989
Accession Number
89A35203
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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