Aerodynamic and performance characterization of supersonic retropropulsion for application to planetary entry and descent

Supersonic deceleration has been identified as a critical deficiency in extending heritage technologies to the high-mass systems required to achieve long-term exploration goals at Mars. Supersonic retropropulsion (SRP), or the use of retropropulsive thrust while an entry vehicle is traveling at sup...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Korzun, Ashley Marie
Published: Georgia Institute of Technology 2012
Subjects:
EDL
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1853/43667