Payload mass improvements of supersonic retropropulsive flight for human class missions to Mars
<p> Supersonic retropropulsion (SRP) is the use of retrorockets to decelerate during atmospheric flight while the vehicle is still traveling in the supersonic/hypersonic flight regime. In the context of Mars exploration, <i>subsonic</i> retropropulsion has a robust flight heritage...
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Purdue University
2016
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| Online Access: | http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10046736 |