Computer Science – Performance
Scientific paper
Jan 2002
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2002iaf..confe.844w&link_type=abstract
IAF abstracts, 34th COSPAR Scientific Assembly, The Second World Space Congress, held 10-19 October, 2002 in Houston, TX, USA.,
Computer Science
Performance
Scientific paper
This paper will present the results of the second IRDT flight, a mission which is planned for May 2002. The first testflight successfully demonstrated its performance in 2000. The Inflatable Re-entry and Descent Technology (IRDT), an innovative lightweight return technology, is designed to provide significant mass and cost savings compared to conventionally fixed heat shield and parachute systems for returning elements from space. This technology is highly attractive for a broad range of applications, e.g. return of small capsules, larger objects like ATV or launcher elements from an Earth orbit and may also be used for planetary missions. IRDT can be adapted to existing vehicles or be used as baseline for new vehicles. Potential future application scenarios, e.g. a Download System to return payload from the ISS, will also be described.
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