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Mars Ascent Vehicle Design for Human Exploration

Author(s) -

Tara Polsgrove,

Herbert D. Thomas,

Walter E. Stephens,

Michelle A. Rucker

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

aiaa space 2014 conference and exposition

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Conference proceedings

DOI - 10.2514/6.2015-4416

Subject(s) - mars exploration program , astrobiology , exploration of mars , computer science , aerospace engineering , engineering , physics

In NASA’s evolvable Mars campaign, transportation architectures for human missions to Mars rely on a combination of solar electric propulsion and chemical propulsion systems. Minimizing the Mars ascent vehicle (MAV) mass is critical in reducing the overall lander mass and also eases the requirements placed on the transportation stages. This paper presents the results of a conceptual design study to obtain a minimal MAV configuration, including subsystem designs and mass summaries.

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