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Small hypersonic entry vehicle is shown stowed inverted with wings
folded in the Ariane 5 Auxiliary Structure for Auxiliary Payload (ASAP)
space bus. |
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Large Hypersonic entry vehicle is shown along side the ASAP space
bust, wings unfolded. |
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A hypersonic entry vehicle is shown over the Martian polar ice cap
prior to entry. |
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Martian lander shown fully deployed. |
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NASA Mars Airborne Geophysical Explorer, MAGE, vehicle shown flying
above the Valles Marineris. |
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Multi-fold wing fold Mars Flyer vehicle shown over Mars. |
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Supersonic cruise Marsplane shown packaged inside of "Chul Loaf"
entry aeroshell. The Chul Load is very different from the saucer shaped
entry aeroshells used so far. Its shape accommodates the airplane
much better, but is unstable, requiring small rocket thrusters to
maintain the correct entry orientation. The thrusters are shown as
little green cones, some of which are firing (notice the yellow-orange
plumes).
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