2017/06/01 by Kim Fowler, Stephen A. Dyer · 1 citation
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Astro and Planetary Science #Spacecraft Design and Technology #Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies
paper · doi:10.1109/metroaerospace.2017.7999561
openalex publication_date 2017/06/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
This paper, the third of three, proposes a configuration for a lander vehicle for studying Europa. It outlines the network and power distribution for the instruments. It proposes burying the electronics in ice to shield them from radiation. It proposes a method for assembling the spacecraft in an autoclave to provide planetary protection, as well as, flying the boosters and sky crane away from Europa to destruction in Jupiter's atmosphere.