Flugauswertung der MIRKA-Mission Abschlussbericht

This final report describes the post flight investigation and experiment data evaluation of the MIRKA reentry mission conducted in 1998, comprising contributions of project teams from Dornier Satellitensysteme GmbH, Hyperschall Technologie Goettingen, Jena-Optronik GmbH, Kayser-Threde GmbH and the Space Systems Institute of Stuttgart University. In addition, the document contains papers on mission results that were presented at international conferences. During the reentry mission of MIRKA in October 1997 three flight experiments (denoted HEATIN, PYREX, RAFLEX) were performed, the data of which are analysed and compared to predictions of trajectory simulations and aerothermodynamic calculations. Good agreement could be achieved in sensitivity studies after inclusion of several improvements in the simulation models employed. Uncertainties due to unknown interrelationship reveal the need for continuing research regarding interactions of vehicle dynamics with the flow field and surface catalycity of SiC-based materials in high temperature environment. (orig.)Available from TIB Hannover: RR 1814(1998,16) / FIZ - Fachinformationszzentrum Karlsruhe / TIB - Technische InformationsbibliothekSIGLEBundesministerium fuer Bildung, Wissenschaft, Forschung und Technologie, Bonn (Germany); DLR Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V., Bonn (Germany)DEGerman