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An Approach to Fault Management Design for the Proposed Mars Sample Return EDL and Ascent Phase Architectures
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2024-05)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 ... -
Silicon Photomultipliers as Free Space Optical Communication Sensors
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2024-05)Free-space optical communications (FSOC) is a growing field that presents an attractive alternative to the the current technology standard of radio frequency (RF) communications. Typical optical carriers have smaller SWaP ... -
Study of Cavity Geometry to Improve Optical Quality of Windows in Hypersonic Flow
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2024-05)The optical quality of the window-air system of a flight vehicle in hypersonic flow is simulated. The optical distortion of the window-air system is the metric of merit. Within the earth’s atmosphere, vehicles at hypersonic ...