Shallow transient liquid water environments on present-day mars, and their implications for life

EG Jones - Acta Astronautica, 2018 - Elsevier
The identification and characterisation of subsurface liquid water environments on Mars are
of high scientific interest. Such environments have the potential to support microbial life, and …

Effectiveness of Martian regolith as a radiation shield

HJ Llamas, KL Aplin, L Berthoud - Planetary and Space Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Exposure of astronauts to ionising radiation is widely considered to be the biggest threat to
sustained Martian habitation. One proposed mitigation is to use Martian regolith (soil) as a …

Fixed-time pinpoint mars landing using two sliding-surface autonomous guidance

Y Zhang, Y Guo, G Ma, B Wie - Acta Astronautica, 2019 - Elsevier
Autonomous powered-descent guidance algorithm for the pinpoint Mars landing in the
presence of various disturbances and uncertainties is necessary for next-generation Mars …

Autonomous Station Keeping of Satellites in Areostationary Mars Orbit: A Predictive Control Approach

RD Halverson, A Weiss, G Lundin… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
The continued exploration of Mars will require a greater number of in-space assets to aid
interplanetary communications. Future missions to the surface of Mars may be augmented …

Human Mars Exploration and Expedition Challenges

MK Biswal M, RN Annavarapu - AIAA Scitech 2021 Forum, 2021 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2021-0628. vid Mars is the next frontier
for the space explorers to demonstrate the extent of human presence in space beyond low …

Transport of Light Parts for Logistics Supply in Industrial Manufacturing Plants by Means of UAV

P Orgeira-Crespo, G Rey, PR Pousada… - Applying Drones to …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have revolutionized various industries by
offering innovative solutions for tasks ranging from surveillanceto logistics. This chapter …

Planetary landing site detection and selection using multilevel optimization strategy

X Liu, S Li, X Jiang, X Huang - Acta Astronautica, 2019 - Elsevier
Reliable landing site detection and selection method is the key to enable a safe planetary
landing for both robotic and manned missions. In this paper, a multilevel optimization …

Drones for Space Exploration

FN Medina, CU Sande, G Rey, JP García… - Applying Drones to …, 2024 - Springer
The synergy between planetary orbiters and surface vehicles, particularly aerial vehicles in
extraterrestrial atmospheres, opens exciting opportunities for exploration and data collection …

Human Mars Exploration and Expedition Challenges

RN Annavarapu - arXiv preprint arXiv:2103.11213, 2021 - arxiv.org
Mars is the next frontier for the space explorers to demonstrate the extent of human
presence in space beyond low-earth orbit. Both government and private space industries …

Design of Mars Underground Habitat for Human Settlement on Mars

MK Biswal M, D Gomez-Fernandez… - AIAA AVIATION 2021 …, 2021 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2021-2788. vid Longer crewed mission
requires extended presence either in interplanetary space or planetary bodies and this …