Guidance parameters and constraints for controlled atmospheric entry by Duncan, Robert C. (Robert Clifton)

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An adaptive numeric predictor-corrector guidance algorithm for atmospheric entry vehicles by Spratlin, Kenneth Milton

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The unexpected surface of asteroid (101955) Bennu

“…Such meteorites are altered by ejection from their parent body and contaminated by atmospheric entry and terrestrial microbes. Therefore, the primary mission objective is to return a sample of Bennu to Earth that is pristine—that is, not affected by these processes. …”
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Mars entry navigation performance analysis using Monte Carlo techniques by Paschall, Stephen C. (Stephen Charles), 1978-

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Managing energy and mode transitions in skip entry guidance for lunar return trajectories by Miller, Melanie A. (Melanie Ann), S.M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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MarcoPolo-R near earth asteroid sample return mission by Michel, P., Böhnhardt, H., Campo Bagatin, A., Cerroni, P., Dotto, E., Fitzsimmons, A., Lara, L.-M., Licandro, J., Marty, B., Muinonen, K., Nathues, A., Oberst, J., Robert, F., Saladino, R., Ulamec, S., Zolensky, M., Barucci, Maria Antonietta, Cheng, A. F., Benner, L. A. M., Bland, P. A., Brucato, J. R., Franchi, I. A., Green, S. F., Rivkin, A. S., Trigo-Rodriguez, J. M., Binzel, Richard P

“…It will rendezvous with a primitive NEA, scientifically characterize it at multiple scales, and return a unique sample to Earth unaltered by the atmospheric entry process or terrestrial weathering. MarcoPolo-R will return bulk samples (up to 2 kg) from an organic-rich binary asteroid to Earth for laboratory analyses, allowing us to: explore the origin of planetary materials and initial stages of habitable planet formation; identify and characterize the organics and volatiles in a primitive asteroid; understand the unique geomorphology, dynamics and evolution of a binary NEA. …”
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