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The evolution of the viking landing gear

Content Provider	NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Author	Maytum, B. D. Blanchard, U. J. Pohlen, J. C. Ramsey, I. W.
Copyright Year	1976
Description	The primary function of the landing gear is to dissipate touchdown energy in a controlled fashion that minimizes the landing shock for onboard components while maximizing ground clearance and the probability of landing stability over the range of possible surface and touchdown parameter variations. Many other mission requirements and constraints were translated into the evolving Viking landing gear design as they arose. Hence, design considerations included such factors as prelaunch heat sterilization and noncontamination of the Martian landing site, gear stowage and deployment, terminal descent engine shutdown initiation, structural load attenuation, hard/soft landing surface capability, reliability, weight, and post-landed stability.
File Size	1168213
Page Count	11
File Format	PDF
Alternate Webpage(s)	http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19760021205
Archival Resource Key	ark:/13960/t10p5v52d
Language	English
Publisher Date	1976-07-01
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance Equipment Specifications Impact Tests Energy Dissipation Landing Gear Viking Lander Spacecraft Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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