Mars Missions Failure Report Assortment: Review and Conspectus

M, Malaya Kumar Biswal; Annavarapu, Ramesh Naidu

doi:10.2514/6.2020-3541

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“…High energetic particles from Cosmic rays and Galactic cosmic rays greatly affect and cause rupture to the electronic components of the spacecraft. Notable incidence is the damage of electronic chips aboard the spacecraft computer of the Fobos-Grunt mission [12]. Galactic cosmic rays, solar cosmic rays, and solar particle events are the natural phenomena of the space environment.…”

Section: A Distribution Of Cosmic Radiation Over Interplanetary Spacementioning

confidence: 99%

“…High energetic particles from these phenomena can cause damage to the on-board circuitry system of spacecraft thereby rupturing the electronic components and hardware. Notable incidences were the damage of the electrical system of Nozomi and Phobos spacecraft on their interplanetary transit from Earth to Mars [12]. So, the spacecraft operating within the bounds of SE-Extremity have increased vulnerability to the solar particle event and solar flares or eruption that ultimately impairs the circuitry system.…”

Section: A Distribution Of Cosmic Radiation Over Interplanetary Spacementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Notable spacecraft encountered this issue is ESA's Cassini Spacecraft that finally plunged into Saturn's atmosphere [25]. Considerably both extremities possess a challenging environment for fuel management and cryogenic storage to maintain zero boil-off, the SE-Extremity may endorse fuel depletion and the may spawn fuel solidification (Nozomi's fuel solidification during interplanetary transit [12]). These circumstances may result in a malfunction of attitude thrusters and a drop in reliability.…”

Section: Impact Of Spacecraft Massmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Statistical Reliability Analysis of Interplanetary Spacecraft Operating at Different Interplanetary Extremity

M¹

2021

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Reliability of the spacecraft determines the extent of success probability and mission accomplishment. Despite effective testing and integration, the complexity of the space environment affects reliability. In this paper, we investigate the reliability behaviour of interplanetary spacecraft operating at different interplanetary extremities. So, our investigation assesses spacecraft inhered in interplanetary space with the context of the interplanetary boundary (between distinct planetary orbit or within the bounds of heliopause). From the perspective of spacecraft reliability in interplanetary space, we have excluded planetary landers, atmospheric probes, and satellites maneuvering earth orbit. Thus, we have identified 131 spacecraft (includes 82 probes within the bounds of Sun and the Earth, and 49 within the bounds of Earth and Heliopause) along with their gross mass at launch and lifespan. Based on acquired data, we first conduct a non-parametric analysis of spacecraft reliability to obtain two reliability curves for distinct interplanetary extremity. We then perform a parametric fit (Weibull Distribution) over the data to show the analogy of reliability behaviour. Results showed that the spacecraft operating beyond the extremity of the Earth and the Mars exhibits increased reliability than any other interplanetary extremity. In addition to this, we execute reliability analysis over spacecraft of various mass categories (Small-Medium-Large) to testify the reliability effect interpreted by Dubos in 2010. Finally, we discuss the possible factors and causes accountable for the difference in reliability behaviour concerning the spacecraft design and integration, testing, and constraints in considering spacecraft mass.

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Section: A Distribution Of Cosmic Radiation Over Interplanetary Spacementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: A Distribution Of Cosmic Radiation Over Interplanetary Spacementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Impact Of Spacecraft Massmentioning

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Statistical Reliability Analysis of Interplanetary Spacecraft Operating at Different Interplanetary Extremity

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2021

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Conceptual Design of Mars Sample Return Mission Using Solar Montgolfieres

Kumar

Annavarapu

2021

2021 IEEE Aerospace Conference (50100)

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On the Reliability of the Functioning of the Deploying Landing Module Mechanisms

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Blinov

Kolobov

2022

HoBMSTU.SME

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The development of mechanisms for deploying, fixing nodes and systems of interplanetary automatic spacecraft landing modules is the most difficult engineering task, errors in its solution lead to critical or fatal failures. The fact that interplanetary missions are rare and the implementation of each of them is very expensive leads to the need for practically trouble-free operation of deploying mechanisms, which in turn requires improving the efficiency of design techniques and computational and experimental reliability assurance in the face of limited statistical data and incomplete knowledge of the conditions and effects of planets on interplanetary spacecraft. In contrast to foreign experience, in domestic practice insufficient attention is payed to the methodology for designing highly reliable opening and fixation mechanisms. The article considers approaches to the computational and experimental reliability assurance of the functioning the mechanisms for deploying landing modules. The factors having a decisive effect on the reliability of the deploying and fixation mechanisms are analyzed. It is shown that the reliability of the functioning the deploying and fixation mechanisms largely determines the reserves of driving moments (forces) of the deploying drives, taking into account design and technological factors, and for the landing module mechanisms, they should be calculated based on the conditions and effects of the destination planets (climatic, atmospheric and gravitational)

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Mars Missions Failure Report Assortment: Review and Conspectus

Cited by 3 publications

References 20 publications

Statistical Reliability Analysis of Interplanetary Spacecraft Operating at Different Interplanetary Extremity

Statistical Reliability Analysis of Interplanetary Spacecraft Operating at Different Interplanetary Extremity

Conceptual Design of Mars Sample Return Mission Using Solar Montgolfieres

On the Reliability of the Functioning of the Deploying Landing Module Mechanisms

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