Mars Ascent Vehicle - Payload?, Spacecraft?, Launch Vehicle? - A Systems Approach to MAV
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Jackman, Angie↗
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Bishop, Karen
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Mars Ascent Vehicle - Payload?, Spacecraft?, Launch Vehicle? - A Systems Approach to MAV
Significant effort has been expended over the past few years in order to examine propulsion technologies for an eventual robotic Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV). The recent emphasis on studies for an overall sample return campaign, and specifically the Sample Return Lander (SRL) includes the full slate of systems required to implement a MAV. Depending on your point of view, the MAV is a major SRL flight system payload, a Mars Surface Spacecraft, or a Launch Vehicle. We will examine the MAV from these three perspectives in order to tease out the key architectural trades required to be completed prior to the start of a project Phase A activity.
Jackman, Angie↗
Foam core shield (FCS) systems : a new dual - purpose technology for shielding against meteoroid strike damage and for thermal control of spacecrafts/satellite components
A new technology is being developed that can protect spacecraft and satellite components against damage from meteoroid strikes and control the thermal environment of the protected components. This technology, called Foam Core Shield (FCS) systems, has the potential to replace the multi-layer insulation blankets (MLI) that have been used on spacecraft for decades. In order to be an attractive candidate for replacing MLI, FCS systems should not only provide superior protection against meteoroid strikes but also provide an equal or superior ability to control the temperature of the protected component. Properly designed FCS systems can provide these principal functions, meteoroid strike protection and thermal control, with lower system mass and a smaller system envelope than ML.
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