NASA NTRS · 20190002133
Development Concepts for Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV) Solid and Hybrid Vehicle Systems
Abstract
Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV) Study Introduction: Previous Studies -Solid, liquid and hybrid rocket propulsion feasibility studies since 2011 -Focus on hybrid rocket propulsion since 2016; Reassessing Propulsion Systems for Risk Reduction - Liquid propulsion vehicle found to not be feasible; Challenges -An autonomous return mission has never been done -Mars surface environments -Platform packaging limitations -Performance and trajectory requirements; Study Team -MSFC’s Advanced Concepts Office (ACO) -MSFC propulsion and vehicle design engineering expertise -JPL MAV team.
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McCollum, Lisa Tunstill, Schnell, Andrew, Yaghoubi, Darius, Bean, Quincy, McCauley, Rachel, Prince, Andrew. 2019-03-01. Development Concepts for Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV) Solid and Hybrid Vehicle Systems. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20190002133
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