Breakthrough in Mars balloon technology

Kerzhanovich, V. V.; Cutts, J.; Cooper, H.; Hall, J.; MacDonald, B.; Pauken, M.; White, C.; Yavrouian, A.; Castano, A.; Cathey, H.; Fairbrother, D.; Smith, S.; Shreves, C.; Lachenmeir, T.; Rainwater, E.; Smith, M.

Breakthrough in Mars balloon technology

Kerzhanovich, V. V.; Cutts, J.; Cooper, H.; Hall, J.; MacDonald, B.; Pauken, M.; White, C.; Yavrouian, A.; Castano, A.; Cathey, H.; Fairbrother, D.; Smith, S.; Shreves, C.; Lachenmeir, T.; Rainwater, E.; Smith, M.

URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2014/10475

Date: 2002-10-10

Citation: COSPAR 2002
Houston, TX, USA

Abstract:

At the end of 1997, JPL initiated the Mars Balloon Validation Program (MABVAP) to develop and validate the technology needed for a Mars balloon mission. The main focus of MABVAP was to develop and to test a viable concept for the Martian balloon that could be implemented on the small-scale dedicated or piggy-back mission.

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