1. Mortar deployment extensibility for the Low Density Supersonic Decelerator parachute
2. Pilot Deployment of the LDSD Parachute via a Supersonic Ballute
3. Rigging Test Bed Enables Development of Multi-Stage Decelerator Extraction
4. Entry, Descent, and Landing Performance of the Mars Phoenix Lander
5. 5Cruz, J., Way, D., Shidner, J., Davis, J., Adams, D., Kipp, D. “Reconstruction of the Mars Science Laboratory Parachute Figure 14. Image sequence showing parachute pack extraction. Top: Ballute load transferred to parachute pack after ballute bridle cut. Middle: Bottom of the parachute pack is visible as the pack exits the can. Bottom: A portion of the single riser is visible just prior to triple bridle standup. Figure 15. Image sequence from situational camera showing parachute bridle standup. Top: Confluence point being lifted off the top deck. Bridles are just visible emerging from the insulation. Middle: Parachute triple bridle during deployment. Note the impact of bridle leg 1 with the rocket nozzle. Bottom: The parachute triple bridle after deployment supported by the bridle stiffeners. Figure 16. Image sequence from up look camera showing parachute bridle standup. Top: Pack mouth structural tie has broken and the single riser is releasing from the bottom of the pack. The cut knives have no actuated yet. Middle: Single riser has actuated pack mouth cut knives and pack mouth is open. Bottom: Clear view of open parachute deployment bag with lines paying out as expected. PerformanceandComparisontotheDescentSimulation,” 22nd AIAA Aerodynamic Decelerator Systems Technology Conference and Seminar, AIAA 2013-1250, Daytona Beach, FL, March 2013.