NASA NTRS · 19890047832
High altitude decelerator systems
Abstract
High Altitude Decelerator Systems are used to provide a stable descending platform when deployed from a sounding rocket at altitudes greater than 40 kilometers allowing a scientific mission to be conducted in a specific altitude region. The High Altitude Decelerator is designed to provide a highly stable, high drag area system packed in a minimum volume to deploy successfully from a sounding rocket. Deployment altitudes greater than 100 kilometers have been successfully demonstrated at dynamic pressures as low as 0.004 pounds per square foot.
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Silbert, Mendel N., Moltedo, A. David, Gilbertson, Gaylord S.. 1989-01-01. High altitude decelerator systems. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19890047832
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