Atmospheric Entry Thermal Protection Simulator

Target Celestial Body

Entry Velocity (km/s) 7.8

Flight Path Angle gamma (deg) -1.5

Ballistic Coeff β (kg/m²) 350

TPS Tile Material

Tile Thickness (mm) 50

Dr. Phil Metzger's Trade-off Hypothesis: Single vehicles designed for multi-planet regimes face severe trade-offs. Mars requires high ballistic area for thin-atmosphere capture, while Earth/Lunar entries impose massive radiative heat fluxes that degrade reusable silica tiles.

Telemetry Summary Successful Entry

Peak Surface Temp 1680 K

Max Bondline Temp 385 K

Peak Heating Flux 112.4 W/cm²

Peak Deceleration 4.20 g

Entry Survival Status Successful Entry