NASA NTRS · 20220012650
Uranus Probe Entry and Descent Trajectory Design
Abstract
Uranus has been recently selected as the priority destination for a future Flagship-class mission. The present study designed a mission concept including an orbiter and an atmospheric probe to Uranus. Specific concerns explored by this study included meeting structural requirements under high deceleration loads, designing a Thermal Protection System (TPS) to withstand the high heat fluxes for Uranus entry, and ensuring communication availability for science data up-link between the probe and the orbiter. The results of the study were used to support the 2023-2032 Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey.
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Alejandro Pensado, Soumyo Dutta, Joshua Monk, Dinesh Prabhu, Gary Allen, John Thornton, Helen Hwang. Uranus Probe Entry and Descent Trajectory Design. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20220012650
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