Flight Testing the Parachute System for the Space Station Crew Return Vehicle

Autor:	Chris J. Cerimele, Ricardo A. Machin, Jenny M. Stein, Christine Iacomini
Rok vydání:	2001
Předmět:	Engineering Spacecraft Aeronautics business.industry International Space Station Crew Aerospace Engineering Aerodynamics Pallet Flight control surfaces business Flight test
Zdroj:	Journal of Aircraft. 38:786-799
ISSN:	1533-3868 0021-8669
DOI:	10.2514/2.2854
Popis:	NASA has developed and tested a large parafoil for use in landing the International Space Station crew return vehicle. A series of tests using low-velocity airdrop pallets and prototype lifting bodies flights has demonstrated that the parafoil recovery system is a viable option for safely landing a crewed vehicle. The aerodynamic characteristics of the parafoil system have been determined through a series of flight-test maneuvers and subsequently successfully modeled using an eight-degree-of-freedom simulation program. An introduction to the requirements for the crew return vehicle, a description of the parafoil system, an overview of the testing performed including several significant findings, a description of the techniques used to assess the aerodynamic performance of the parafoil system, and a discussion of the simulation of the parafoil system are presented
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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