Mars Atmospheric Sample Return, A crazy concept of mine |
Mars Atmospheric Sample Return, A crazy concept of mine |
Guest_Zvezdichko_* |
Jan 22 2007, 03:32 PM
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Just thinking. A MASR mission will be very cheap and doesn't require any technological challenge. Moreover, it could be done with existing technology. The only thing is that I'm not sure what scientific value it will have.
Here's my concept. Launch, then the standart several-month cruise. At approach aerogel traps open. Plunge into the upper layers of the atmosphere, after that immediate firing of the engines for return (No MOI). Two or three orbits around the sun, a possible Venus-flyby, and then release of the capsule in the Earth's atmosphere. Sample recovery, and the main craft could be once again used for planetary exploration |
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