Application of Specialized Airship for Sustained Flight on Mars
Faculty Mentor
Dr. Mosfequr Rahman
Location
Poster 158
Session Format
Poster Presentation
Academic Unit
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Keywords
Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Computing Student Research Symposium, Flight on Mars
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Start Date
2022 12:00 AM
January 2022
Application of Specialized Airship for Sustained Flight on Mars
Poster 158
• In 1986, flew balloon drones on Venus (Vega Mission)
• In 2020, NASA flew a helicopter drone on Mars (Ingenuity)
• Flight on Mars is challenging due to low atmospheric density
• There are plans for more future flying missions on Mars
• Optimum method of flight on Mars not yet determined