@inproceedings{1f743fb8b85047a7937716a75f008ca7,
title = "Steps Towards a Hypersonic Entry Test Platform",
abstract = "Hypersonic flight introduces unique challenges to the mission and vehicle design process. Not only must a vehicle withstand the extreme temperatures and aerodynamic loads of atmospheric reentry, it must also deliver a payload to its targeted destination with precision. Compounding these challenges are limited opportunities for testing new technologies in these extreme environments due to the higher costs of reaching hypersonic speeds. This stymies progress in the state of the art for entry technologies. NASA is leveraging prior investments in cost-cutting technologies to create a low-cost, hypersonic fight test platform (HyperSTEP) for advancing entry technologies. Access to flight data from repeated testing will strengthen heritage tools and accelerate the maturation and infusion of new technologies into flagship missions. This paper will discuss the steps that have been taken toward HyperSTEP development and the technologies that would be advanced by its test flights.",
author = "Johnson, {Breanna J.} and Pedrotty, {Samuel M.} and Bouslog, {Stan A.} and Hagen, {Richard A.} and O{\textquoteright}neill, {William J.} and D{\textquoteright}Souza, {Sarah N.} and Larsen, {Gregory S.} and Cramer, {Corson L.} and Morr, {Donald E.} and Steffes, {Stephen R.} and Fritz, {Matthew P.} and Detrempe, {Paul A.} and Daniela Rocca-Bejar and Hoffman, {David A.}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2024 by The MITRE Corporation. Published by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc.; AIAA SciTech Forum and Exposition, 2024 ; Conference date: 08-01-2024 Through 12-01-2024",
year = "2024",
doi = "10.2514/6.2024-1172",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781624107115",
series = "AIAA SciTech Forum and Exposition, 2024",
publisher = "American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA",
booktitle = "AIAA SciTech Forum and Exposition, 2024",
}