Volume 46, Issue 5 No AccessSurvey of Supersonic Retropropulsion Technology for Mars Entry, Descent, and LandingAshley M. Korzun, Robert D. Braun and Juan R. CruzAshley M. Korzun Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0150Search for more papers by this author, Robert D. Braun Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0150Search for more papers by this author and Juan R. Cruz NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia 23681-2199Search for more papers by this authorPublished Online:23 May 2012https://doi.org/10.2514/1.41161SectionsRead Now ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail About Next article FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee PDF for referencesCited byUnsteady Aerodynamics of the Retropropulsion Reentry Burn of Vertically Landing LaunchersAnsgar Marwege and Ali Gülhan24 August 2023 | Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 0, No. 0An Investigation of Scale-Resolving Turbulence Models for Supersonic Retropropulsion Flows23 November 2022 | Fluids, Vol. 7, No. 12Experimental Investigation of Flow Interaction Dynamics in Supersonic RetropropulsionN. A. Mejia and B. E. 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