ADEPT Sounding Rocket One Flight Test Overview

Cassell, Alan

关键词: ACTIVE CONTROL;    AERODYNAMIC DRAG;    AERODYNAMIC STABILITY;    ATMOSPHERIC ENTRY;    COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;    ENTRY, DESCENT AND LANDING;    DESCENT TRAJECTORIES;    FLIGHT TESTS;    MACH NUMBER;    PAYLOADS;    POSTFLIGHT ANALYSIS;    SOUNDING ROCKETS;    SYSTEMS ENGINEERING;    TRAJECTORY ANALYSIS;    MISSILE RANGES;   

RP-ID  :  ARC-E-DAA-TN68914

学科分类：航空航天科学

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来源: NASA Technical Reports Server

【 摘 要 】

On September 12th 2018, a sounding rocket flight test was conducted on a mechanically-deployed atmospheric entry system known as the Adaptable Deployable Entry and Placement Technology (ADEPT). The purpose of the Sounding Rocket One (SR-1) test was to gather critical flight data for evaluating the vehicle's in-space deployment performance and supersonic stability. This flight test was a major milestone in a technology development campaign for Nano-ADEPT: the application of ADEPT for small secondary payloads. The test was conducted above White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico on a SpaceLoft XL rocket manufactured by UP Aerospace. This paper describes the system components, hardware development campaign, test execution, and test conclusions.