High-Speed Aerodynamic Systems and Technologies

Aerodecelerators Hypersonic Testing Satellite De-Orbit

Aerodecelerators

One type of aerodecelerator, an Enveloping Aerodynamic Decelerator (EAD) innovation enables certain missions due to its low overall entry density and unique aerothermodynamic characteristics. The EAD employs an inflatable thin film envelope that can be made very large creating a sizeable cross-section area while remaining lightweight...

Hypersonic Testing

The extreme environmental conditions experienced in hypersonic flight can cause structural deformations and unsteady responses. Furthermore, the heating rates and maximum temperatures can vary significantly over the surface of a vehicle. Temperature gradients can also exist...

Satellite De-Orbit

Global Aerospace Corporation is developing a Gossamer Orbit Lowering Device (GOLD) for safe and efficient removal from Low Earth Orbit (LEO) of dangerous space junk. The patented GOLD system concept uses a very large ultra thin balloon envelope to increase the aerodynamic drag by a factor of several hundred. This will cause the space junk to enter the earth’s atmosphere quickly...

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