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Mars Sample Return Using Commercial Capabilities : Propulsive Entry, Descent and Landing

Author
Lemke, Lawrence G.
Published
March 1, 2014.
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1 electronic document
Additional Creators
Gonzales, Andrew A. and Huynh, Loc C.
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Summary
Mars Sample Return (MSR) is the highest priority science mission for the next decade as recommended by the recent Decadal Survey of Planetary Science. The objective of the study was to determine whether emerging commercial capabilities can be integrated into to such a mission. The premise of the study is that commercial capabilities can be more efficient than previously described systems, and by using fewer systems and fewer or less extensive launches, overall mission cost can be reduced. This presentation describes an EDL technique using planned upgrades to the Dragon capsule to perform a Supersonic Retropulsion Entry - Red Dragon concept. Landed Payload capability meets mission requirements for a MSR Architecture that reduces complexity.
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NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Collection.
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Document ID: 20140013203.
ARC-E-DAA-TN13241.
2014 IEEE Aerospace Conference; 1-8 Mar. 2014; Big Sky, Montana; United States.
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