An Approach to Fault Management Design for the Proposed Mars Sample Return EDL and Ascent Phase Architectures

The Mars Sample Return (MSR) campaign aims to bring Martian regolith samples back to Earth. JPL is currently developing the Sample Retrieval Lander (SRL) to receive the samples collected by the Perseverance rover and launch them into Mars orbit using a Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV) for future Earth retu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mao, Cici
Other Authors: Cahoy, Kerri
Format: Thesis
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2024
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/155424