Conceptual study and key technology development for Mars aeroflyby sample collection
- Paper number
IAC-11,A3,3A,3,x10771
- Author
Dr. Kazuhisa FUJITA, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Japan
- Coauthor
Dr. Takashi Ozawa, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Japan
- Coauthor
Dr. Kyoko Okudaira, Aizu University, Japan
- Coauthor
Dr. Takashi Mikouchi, Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of Tokyo, Japan
- Coauthor
Dr. Toshiyuki Suzuki, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Japan
- Coauthor
Dr. Hiroki Takayanagi, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Japan
- Coauthor
Dr. Yuichi Tsuda, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Japan
- Coauthor
Dr. Naoko Ogawa, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Japan
- Coauthor
Dr. Shogo Tachibana, Tokyo University, Japan
- Coauthor
Dr. Takehiko Satoh, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Japan
- Year
2011
- Abstract
Conceptual study of Mars aeroflyby sample collection (MASC) is made as a part of Mars Exploration with Landers and Orbiters (MELOS) mission, which is currently under investigation in Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. In a mission scenario, an atmospheric entry vehicle of aero-maneuver ability is flown into the Martian atmosphere, collects the Martian dust particles and atmospheric gases during the hypersonic atmospheric flight, exits the Martian atmosphere, and is inserted into a parking orbit from which a return system departs for the earth. In order to accomplish controlled flight and successful orbit insertion, aeroassist orbit transfer technologies are introduced into the vehicle guidance and control system. The system analysis has been made to examine system feasibility and to make a conceptual design, finding that the MASC system is feasible at the minimum system mass of 500 kg approximately. The aerogel, which is one of the candidates for dust sample collector, has been tested by arcjet heating to examine its behavior when exposed to high-temperature gases, as well as by particle shooting to examine its dust capturing capacity.
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