NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Phase 1 Final Report: Venus Landsailer Zephyr

[摘要] Imagine sailing across the hot plains of Venus! A design for a craft to do just this was completed by the COncurrent Multidisciplinary Preliminary Assessment of Space Systems (COMPASS) Team for the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) project. The robotic craft could explore over 30 km of surface of Venus, driven by the power of the wind.

[发布日期] 2019-12-01

[学科分类] 天文学(综合)

[关键词] ROVING VEHICLES;VENUS SURFACE;ATMOSPHERIC DENSITY;WIND VELOCITY;VENUS (PLANET);SAILWINGS