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Mars entry and landing capsule

Various approaches to problems of delivering Apollo type entry capsule to Mars, entering and descending through its atmosphere, and placing scientific payload on its surface

APOLLO SPACECRAFT↗

A Genesis breakup and burnup analysis in off-nominal Earth return and atmospheric entry

The Genesis project conducted a detailed breakup/burnup analysis before the Earth return to determine if any spacecraft component could survive and reach the ground intact in case of an off-nominal entry. In addition, an independent JPL team was chartered with the responsibility of analyzing several definitive breakup scenarios to verify the official project analysis. This paper presents the analysis and results of this independent team.

off-nominal entry↗