Mars landing vehicle descent propulsion is discussed in light of constraints of mission, environment, and interfacing functions; presence of largely undefined, tenuous atmosphere is shown to produce great variability of initial and boundary conditions for propulsion phase of descent; current requirement for prelaunch, in-situ, thermal sterilization and problems encountered in sterilization feasibility program; landing site alteration and landing mechanics; typical Mars propulsive lander mission objectives and constraints are tabulated, impact of these and other interfaces on design requirements and design criteria; conceptual monopropellant mechanization is presented which satisfies most of these constraints. (16710)


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    Title :

    Mars lander propulsion


    Additional title:

    SAE Paper


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    SAE Meeting ; 1968 Interplanetary


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1968


    Size :

    7 pages


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


    Mars Lander Propulsion

    Wrobel, J. Richard | SAE Technical Papers | 1968


    Mars lander propulsion.

    Wrobel, J. R. | NTRS | 1968