Effect of interplanetary trajectory options on a manned Mars aerobrake configuration
By: Robert D. Braun, Richard W. Powell, and Lin C. Hartung.
Contributors: Powell, Richard W.; Hartung, Lin C.; Langley Research Center.
Series: NASA technical paper -- 3019.
Publisher: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Office of Management, Scientific and Technical Information Division; For sale by the National Technical Information Service
Published: 1990
Place of publication: Washington, D.C; Springfield, Va
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 73
Subjects: Space trajectories.; Orbital transfer (Space flight); Space vehicles -- Atmospheric entry.; Aerothermodynamics.; Aerobraking.; Amospheric entry simulation.; Interplanetary navigation.; Interplanetary trajectories.; Manned Mars missions.; Propulsion system performance.; Trajectory optimization.; Mars (Planet) -- Exploration.
Notes: Prepared at Langley Research Center.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 26-28).

Also available via Internet from the NASA Technical Report Server web site. Address as of 4/20/06: http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19900016720%5F1990016720.pdf  ; current access is available via PURL.

Microfiche. [Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration], 1990. 1 microfiche.