Breakthrough in Mars balloon technology
Explore the source record for details and available documents.
Mars balloon MABVAP↗
Engineering topics
Publications and source records attributed to Shreves, C..
Explore the source record for details and available documents.
At the end of 1997, JPL initiated the Mars Balloon Validation Program (MABVAP) to develop and validate the technology needed for a Mars balloon mission. The main focus of MABVAP was to develop and to test a viable concept for the Martian balloon that could be implemented on the small-scale dedicated or piggy-back mission.