Efforts to increase the cost effectiveness of future lunar and planetary rover missions have led to the mobile lander concept, which replaces the landing legs of a soft-lander craft with a compact mobility system of sufficient strength to withstand the landing impact. The results of a mobile lander conceptual design effort based on existing NASA-Viking '75 hardware are presented. The elastic loop concept, developed as a post-Apollo rover technology, is found to meet stringent stowage, traction, power and weight requirements.


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    Title :

    A mobile planetary lander utilizing elastic loop suspension


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    Publication date :

    1976-07-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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