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Design of the ARES Mars Airplane and Mission Architecture

Author(s) -

Robert D. Braun,

H. Stephen Wright,

Mark A. Croom,

Joel S. Levine,

David A. Spencer

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

journal of spacecraft and rockets

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.758

H-Index - 79

eISSN - 1533-6794

pISSN - 0022-4650

DOI - 10.2514/1.17956

Subject(s) - aerospace engineering , spacecraft , mars exploration program , systems engineering , spacecraft design , airplane , missile , in space propulsion technologies , aeronautics , space (punctuation) , propulsion , engineering , architecture , space exploration , space research , astrobiology , computer science , spacecraft propulsion , physics , art , visual arts , operating system

Significant technology advances have enabled planetary aircraft to be considered as viable science platforms. Such systems fill a unique planetary science measurement gap, that of regional-scale, near-surface observation, while providing a fresh perspective for potential discovery. Recent efforts have produced mature mission and flight system concepts, ready for flight project implementation. This paper summarizes the development of a Mars airplane mission architecture that balances science, implementation risk and cost. Airplane mission performance, flight system design and technology maturation are described. The design, analysis and testing completed demonstrates the readiness of this science platform for use in a Mars flight project.

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