{"id":2753,"date":"2013-06-12T23:17:41","date_gmt":"2013-06-12T23:17:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=2753"},"modified":"2013-06-12T23:17:41","modified_gmt":"2013-06-12T23:17:41","slug":"magnetoshell-provides-a-lightweight-brake-for-spacecraft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=2753","title":{"rendered":"Magnetoshell provides a lightweight brake for spacecraft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nextbigfuture.com\/2013\/06\/magnetoshell-concept-proven-for-braking.html\" target=\"_d\">NextBigFuture points<\/a> to a neat concept for slowing a spacecraft when it enters an atmosphere. A study of the Magnetoshell concept was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/spacetech\/niac\/niac_2012_phaseIandII_awards.html\" target=\"_blank\">funded by<\/a> the\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/spacetech\/niac\/index.html\" target=\"_d\">NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC)<\/a>. As shown in the slide below, the spacecraft would release a tethered device that creates a magnetized plasma, which in turn interacts with the atoms in the atmosphere in a manner that creates drag. The size and mass of such a system is much less than for a reentry shield and big parachutes. So it would allow for greater payload mass for missions to Mars or other bodies in the solar system with atmospheres.<\/p>\n<p>Find more details in these resources:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/spacetech\/niac\/2012_phase_I_fellows_kirtley.html\" target=\"_d\">A Plasma Aerocapture and Entry System for Manned Missions and Planetary Deep Space Orbiters &#8211; NASA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/file\/d\/0Bx2cC35KJTwsYU5rblJ1UGVWVEk\/edit\" target=\"_d\">Magnetoshells Plasma Aerocapture for Manned Missions and Planetary Deep Space Orbiters, David Kirtley, John Slough, Anthony Pancotti &#8211; NIAC Symposium &#8211; Mar.12.2013 (pdf)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Magnetoshell.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2754\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=2754\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Magnetoshell.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"500,379\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Magnetoshell\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Magnetoshell.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2754\" alt=\"Magnetoshell\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Magnetoshell.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Magnetoshell.jpg 500w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Magnetoshell-300x227.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NextBigFuture points to a neat concept for slowing a spacecraft when it enters an atmosphere. A study of the Magnetoshell concept was funded by the\u00a0 NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC). As shown in the slide below, the spacecraft would release a tethered device that creates a magnetized plasma, which in turn interacts with the atoms &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=2753\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Magnetoshell provides a lightweight brake for spacecraft<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2753","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-space-systems"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-Ip","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11008,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=11008","url_meta":{"origin":2753,"position":0},"title":"New Horizons: Video of news conference + A frozen heart of CO + Pluto&#8217;s atmosphere &#038; tail","author":"TopSpacer","date":"July 17, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Lots of interesting results from New Horizons released today.\u00a0Here is a video of the news\u00a0briefing: https:\/\/youtu.be\/xAGwxl7FZWw ---- An early discovery: Frozen Carbon Monoxide in Pluto\u2019s 'Heart' Peering closely at the \u201cheart of Pluto,\u201d in the western half of what mission scientists have informally named Tombaugh Regio \u00a0(Tombaugh Region), New Horizons\u2019\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Pluto and beyond&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Pluto and beyond","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=97"},"img":{"alt_text":"frozen_carbon_monoxide_pluto[1]","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/frozen_carbon_monoxide_pluto1-1024x576.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":4438,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=4438","url_meta":{"origin":2753,"position":1},"title":"Voyager 1 reaches interstellar space","author":"TopSpacer","date":"September 12, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"An announcement from NASA about Voyager 1: NASA Spacecraft Embarks on Historic Journey Into Interstellar Space PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft officially is the first human-made object to venture into interstellar space. 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