Volume 44, Issue 1 No AccessEntry System Options for Human Return from the Moon and MarsZ. R. Putnam, R. D. Braun, R. R. Rohrschneider and J. A. DecZ. R. Putnam Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332Search for more papers by this author, R. D. Braun Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332Search for more papers by this author, R. R. Rohrschneider Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332Search for more papers by this author and J. A. Dec NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia 23681Search for more papers by this authorPublished Online:23 May 2012https://doi.org/10.2514/1.20351SectionsRead Now ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail About Previous article Next article FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee PDF for referencesCited byHeat Transfer Mitigation Along Superorbital Reentry Trajectories Using Magnetohydrodynamic AerobrakingDaniel R. Smith, Yu Shen Chia and David Gildfind20 June 2022Aerocapture Trajectory Design in Uncertain Entry EnvironmentsCasey R. Heidrich and Robert D. Braun5 January 2020Ballistic Reentry of Lifting Capsules at Earth Using Bank Rate ModulationCasey R. Heidrich and Robert D. Braun15 September 2017Boundary conditions for skip entry trajectoryMultiobjective Optimization of Earth-Entry Vehicle Heat Shields Joshua E. Johnson , Mark J. Lewis and Ryan P. Starkey 28 August 2012 | Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 49, No. 1Performance of an Autonomous Multi-Maneuver Algorithm for Lunar Trans-Earth Injection Ryan J. Whitley , Cesar A. Ocampo and Jacob Williams 28 August 2012 | Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 49, No. 1Comparison of Optimal Entry Heat Shield Configurations for Lunar and Mars ReturnJoshua Johnson, Mark Lewis and Ryan Starkey14 June 2012Entry Heat Shield Optimization for Mars ReturnJoshua Johnson, Mark Lewis and Ryan Starkey15 June 2012Coupled Entry Heat Shield/Trajectory Optimization for Lunar ReturnJoshua Johnson, Mark Lewis and Ryan Starkey15 June 2012Analysis of Optimal Earth Entry Heat Shield/Trajectory ConfigurationsJoshua Johnson, Mark Lewis and Ryan Starkey14 June 2012 What's Popular Volume 44, Number 1January 2007 Crossmark TopicsAircraft DesignAircraft Operations and TechnologyAircraft Wing DesignAircraftsApollo ProgramFixed-Wing AircraftNASANASA ProgramsPlanetary AtmospheresPlanetary Science and ExplorationPlanetsSolar System MoonsSpace AgenciesSpace MissionsSpace Science and Technology KeywordsMoonLift to Drag RatioAerocaptureThermal Protection SystemLifting BodyEarthLaunch VehiclesFlight Path AngleAerodynamic PropertiesDynamic PressurePDF Published online23 May 2012