The modifications required of the Pioneer F/G spacecraft design for it to deliver an atmospheric entry probe to the planets Saturn and Uranus are investigated. It is concluded that it is feasible to conduct such a mission within the constraints and interfaces defined. The spacecraft required to perform the mission is derived from the Pioneer F/G design, and the modifications required are generally routinely conceived and executed. The entry probe is necessarily a new design, although it draws on the technology of past, present, and imminent programs of planetary atmospheric investigations.


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    Title :

    Saturn Uranus atmospheric entry probe mission spacecraft system definition study


    Publication date :

    1973-07-15


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English