Survey of European and Major ISC Facilities for Supporting Mars and Sample Return Mission Aerothermodynamics and Tests Required for Thermal Protection System and Dynamic Stability | Zendy

Mathilde Bugel | Zendy; Philippe Reynier | Zendy; Arthur Smith | Zendy

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Survey of European and Major ISC Facilities for Supporting Mars and Sample Return Mission Aerothermodynamics and Tests Required for Thermal Protection System and Dynamic Stability

Author(s) -

Mathilde Bugel,

Philippe Reynier,

Arthur Smith

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

international journal of aerospace engineering

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.361

H-Index - 22

eISSN - 1687-5974

pISSN - 1687-5966

DOI - 10.1155/2011/937629

Subject(s) - mars exploration program , hypersonic speed , aerospace engineering , aerodynamics , engineering , aeronautics , upgrade , sample (material) , exploration of mars , space shuttle thermal protection system , rollover (web design) , environmental science , systems engineering , astrobiology , computer science , thermal , meteorology , chemistry , physics , chromatography , operating system , world wide web

In the frame of future sample return missions to Mars, asteroids, and comets, investigated by the European Space Agency, a review of the actual aerodynamics and aerothermodynamics capabilities in Europe for Mars entry of large vehicles and high-speed Earth reentry of sample return capsule has been undertaken. Additionally, capabilities in Canada and Australia for the assessment of dynamic stability, as well as major facilities for hypersonic flows available in ISC, have been included. This paper provides an overview of European current capabilities for aerothermodynamics and testing of thermal protection systems. This assessment has allowed the identification of the needs in new facilities or upgrade of existing ground tests for covering experimentally Mars entries and Earth high-speed reentries as far as aerodynamics, aerothermodynamics, and thermal protection system testing are concerned

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