NASA NTRS · 19910006733
PFERD Mission: Pluto Flyby Exploration/Research Design
Abstract
The Pluto Flyby Exploration/Research Design (PFERD) mission will consist of a flyby spacecraft to Pluto and its satellite, Charon. The mission lifetime is expected to be 18 years. The Titan 4 with a Centaur upper stage will be utilized to launch the craft into the transfer orbit. The proposal was divided into six main subsystems: (1) scientific instrumentation; (2) command, communications, and control: (3) altitude and articulation control; (4) power and propulsion; (5) structures and thermal control; and (6) mission management and costing. Tradeoff studies were performed to optimize all factors of design, including survivability, performance, cost, and weight. Problems encountered in the design are also presented.
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Lemke, Gary, Zayed, Husni, Herring, Jason, Fuehne, Doug, Sutton, Kevin, Sharkey, Mike. 1990-05-01. PFERD Mission: Pluto Flyby Exploration/Research Design. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19910006733
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