Aerocapture
Image Aerocapture.svg thumb right 500px The five steps of an aerocapture. Aerocapture is a technique ... thrusters. In practice Aerocapture has not yet been tried on a planetary mission, but the Skip reentry ..
Aurora programme
vehicle capsule , a step in the preparations for the Mars Sample Return mission. Mars aerocapture demonstrator ... to demonstrate aerobraking aerocapture, solar electric propulsion and soft landing to be launched ..
Ballute aerocapture and aerobraking . Fictional references A ballute is seen in the film 2010 film 2010 ..
Aerobraking
and pressures are not as significant as reentry or aerocapture . Simulations of the Mars Reconnaissance ... of roughly 0.2 N 0.04 lbf per square meter. Aerocapture is a related but more extreme method in which ..
Aeroshell
02 17 cite news title For Fuel Conservation in Space, NASA Engineers Prescribe Aerocapture url http ..
Skip reentry
in abort situations. Like aerocapture , skip reentry requires precise guidance. An overly shallow ..
Neptune Orbiter
data before aerocapture. Then, it will begin Neptune Orbit Insertion by aerocapture . After adjusting ..
Spacecraft propulsion
adjustment. ref cite conference first S. last Hoffman title A comparison of aerobraking and aerocapture ... one Venus mission, Magellan probe Magellan . Aerocapture is a much more aggressive manoeuver, converting ..
Delta-v budget
and aerobraking aerocapture is used to reduce the speed by up to 3.2 km s. The heat shield increases ..