Volume 48, Issue 2 No AccessFully-Propulsive Mars Atmospheric Transit Strategies for High-Mass MissionsChristopher L. Marsh and Robert D. BraunChristopher L. Marsh Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332Search for more papers by this author and Robert D. Braun Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332Search for more papers by this authorPublished Online:23 May 2012https://doi.org/10.2514/1.49394SectionsRead Now ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail About Previous article Next article FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee PDF for referencesCited byCorrelated reliability and an application: Propulsive landing on Mars11 March 2019 | Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part O: Journal of Risk and Reliability, Vol. 233, No. 5High Mass Mars Exploration using Slender Entry VehiclesKshitij Mall and Michael J. Grant1 January 2016EMMI—Electric solar wind sail facilitated Manned Mars InitiativeActa Astronautica, Vol. 113Supersonic Retropropulsion Thrust Vectoring for Mars Precision LandingAmit B. Mandalia and Robert D. Braun24 April 2015 | Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 52, No. 3Supersonic Propulsive Divert Maneuvers for Future Robotic and Human Mars MissionsAmit B. Mandalia and Robert D. Braun10 January 2014Landing spacecraft on Mars and other planets: An opportunity to apply introductory physicsAmerican Journal of Physics, Vol. 81, No. 8 What's Popular Volume 48, Number 2March 2011 Crossmark TopicsAerodynamicsAerospace SciencesAerothermodynamicsAstrodynamicsAstronauticsAttitude ControlFlight DynamicsFluid DynamicsOrbital ManeuversSpace OrbitSpacecraft Attitude ControlWind Tunnels KeywordsSpacecraft DesignPropellant Mass FractionThermal Protection SystemEarthFlight Path AngleDynamic PressureGravity TurnThrust to Weight RatioAerodynamic ForcePropulsion SystemPDF Published online23 May 2012