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Mars 2001 Aerobot/Balloon Study (MABS)
Presentation to
Dr. W. T. Huntress, Associate Administrator
NASA Office of Space Science
Dr. R. Greeley, ASU
K. T. Nock, JPL
September 27, 1996
- Agenda
- Background Chronology
- Background Chronology (2)
- Contribution of Balloons to Mars Exploration
- Science Experiment Potential
- artist's concept - Mars balloon (top view)
- What is the Need for Ultra High Resolution Remote Sensing?
- artist's concept - imaging areas
- Issues Relating to Life on Mars
- artist's concept - Mars balloon (side view)
- Overview of Study and Mission
- Mars 2001 Aerobot/Balloon Study - Purpose & Participants
- Mars 2001 Aerobot/Balloon Study Organization
- Design Philosophy
- Leverage Past and Ongoing Aerobot/Balloon Studies and Programs
- Key Features of Mission Studied
- artist's concept - deployment sequence
- artistic represetation of Mars exploration
- Balloon System Design
- Balloon Types
- Balloon System: Major Design Drivers
- Material Design Considerations
- Composite Balloon Envelope Material
- Balloon System Trade Offs
- Reference Balloon Design
- Mars Aerobot Response to Environment
- Example 90-Day Aerobot Mission
- Reference Deployment and Inflation Sequence
- Science Instruments and Gondola Systems
- Strawman Science Instruments
- Gondola Concept
- Gondola Celestial Navigation
- Gondola Science Data Acquisition Example
- Key Gondola Features and Capabilities
- Cruise and Entry Systems
- Cruise and Entry System Requirements
- Cruise and Entry Design
- Balloon Systems Storage Concept
- Reference Cruise and Entry System Mass Summary
- Mission Perfromance Summary for Conservative Design
- Technology, Schedule and Costs
- Mars Aerobot Technology
- Mars 2001 Aerobot/Balloon Mission Schedule
- Mars 2001 Aerobot/Balloon Total Development Program Costs
- Options, Summary and Next Steps
- Options
- Summary
- The Next Steps
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