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Advanced spacecraft recovery flight tests using radio controlled model airplane techniques involving gliding parachute models launched from carrier models
Small scale wind and temperature structure from parachute wind sensors in meteorological rocket systems
Flexible wing development and applications in spacecraft recovery systems, weapon delivery, parachute missions and private planes
Large scale parachute tests of aerodynamic decelerator systems at 132,000 ft simulating conditions of Mars atmosphere at 15,000 ft
Aerodynamic deceleration systems for space missions, considering deployment of subsonic parachute and inflatable configuration following atmospheric entry
Screening methods for metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistors and resistors, impact survival testing of spacecraft electronic parts, and parachute jettisoning from planetary capsules
Ozone measurement in mesosphere and stratosphere by means of rocket-released parachute sonde
Simulation program for parachute and terminal descent phases of Mars soft lander
Entry and terminal deceleration systems for unmanned Martian landers, discussing parachute landing and lifting entry vehicles
Buoyant Venus Station balloon for deployment and inflation during parachute descent into Venus atmosphere tested with scale model balloons in wind tunnels
Aerodynamic deceleration systems for space missions, considering deployment of subsonic parachute and inflatable configuration following atmospheric entry
Instrumenting tape members of textile parachutes to determine load capability is accomplished by mounting strain-gage instrumented metal plates to the tape by stiff rubber pads. The pads permit gradual transfer of the load from the tape to the plates without stress concentrations in the tape.
Piston in bore cutter for severing parachute control lines and sealing cable hole to prevent water leakage into load
Entry and terminal deceleration systems for unmanned Martian landers, discussing parachute landing and lifting entry vehicles
Parachute design for decelerating upper atmosphere rocket probes at high altitudes, using high drag coefficients in Stokes flow regime
Parachute wind sensors used in Arcas and Loki sounding rocket systems for stratospheric sounding, describing position data acquisition via radar tracking
Small rocket systems research programs, discussing Apollo-Pacemaker and planetary entry parachute flight tests
Buoyant Venus station balloon for deployment and inflation during parachute descent into Venus atmosphere tested with scale model balloons in wind tunnels