Airborne Systems

ASNA team provided early definition of parachutes and airbags for the Beagle 2 mission and worked to define the first order physics and to understand the challenges involved in the Entry Descent and Landing of this very ambitious mission Later in the program, ASNA designed, manufactured and qualified a 10 meter ringsail parachute in 4 months to replace the program baseline disc gap band parachute. The main parachute was replaced, to literally double the drag area provided while continuing to meet the weight and volume requirements.