Mars Entry Example MERS engine to standby lanetary approach switch to inertial nay rotate to entry-orient hold attitude Rotate spacecraft: separate ander command Acs to entry orientation (Courtesy of Mitch Ingham. Used with permission
Mars Entry Example engine to standby Rotate spacecraft: • planetary approach separate lander switch to inertial nav rotate to entry-orient & hold attitude command ACS to entry orientation (Courtesy of Mitch Ingham. Used with permission.)
Mars Entry Example MERS engine to standby lanetary approach switch to inertial nay rotate to entry-orient hold attitude Rotate spacecraft: separate ander once entry orientation achieved ACs holds attitude (Courtesy of Mitch Ingham. Used with permission
Mars Entry Example engine to standby Rotate spacecraft: • once entry orientation achieved, ACS holds attitude planetary approach separate lander switch to inertial nav rotate to entry-orient & hold attitude (Courtesy of Mitch Ingham. Used with permission.)
Mars Entry Example MERS engine to standby lanetary approach switch to inertial rotate to entry-orient hold attitude Separate lander from cruise stage separate ander pyro latches (Courtesy of Mitch Ingham. Used with permission
Mars Entry Example engine to standby planetary approach switch to separate lander inertial nav rotate to entry-orient & hold attitude cruise stage lander pyro stage latches Separate lander from cruise stage: (Courtesy of Mitch Ingham. Used with permission.)
Mars Entry Example MERS engine to standby lanetary approach switch to inertial rotate to entry-orient hold attitude Separate lander from cruise stage separate ander when entry orientation achieved fire primary pyro latch pyro latches (Courtesy of Mitch Ingham. Used with permission
Mars Entry Example engine to standby planetary approach separate lander switch to inertial nav rotate to entry-orient & hold attitude • cruise stage lander pyro stage latches Separate lander from cruise stage: when entry orientation achieved, fire primary pyro latch (Courtesy of Mitch Ingham. Used with permission.)
Mars Entry Example MERS engine to standby lanetary approach switch to inertial rotate to entry-orient hold attitude Separate lander from cruise stage separate ander when entry orientation achieved fire primary pyro latch cruise stage (Courtesy of Mitch Ingham. Used with permission
Mars Entry Example engine to standby planetary approach separate lander switch to inertial nav rotate to entry-orient & hold attitude • cruise stage lander stage Separate lander from cruise stage: when entry orientation achieved, fire primary pyro latch (Courtesy of Mitch Ingham. Used with permission.)