ADEPT Sounding Rocket One Flight Test Overview

Cassell, Alan ; Wercinski, Paul ; Yount, Bryan ; Nishioka, Owen ; Williams, Joseph ; Dutta, Soumyo ; Korzun, Ashley

关键词: ADAPTIVE CONTROL;    AERODYNAMIC STABILITY;    ATMOSPHERIC ENTRY;    COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;    DESCENT TRAJECTORIES;    FLIGHT TESTS;    MACH NUMBER;    PAYLOADS;    POSTFLIGHT ANALYSIS;    SOUNDING ROCKETS;    STABILITY;   

RP-ID  :  ARC-E-DAA-TN70404

学科分类：航空航天科学

美国|英语

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 ADEPT: the application of ADEPT for small secondary payloads. The test was conducted above White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), New Mexico on a SpaceLoft XL rocket manufactured by UP Aerospace. This paper describes the system components, test execution, and test conclusions.