ISRO successfully tests IAD technology to land missions on Mars, Venus

ISRO successfully tests IAD technology to land missions on Mars, Venus

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Category : Science and Tech Published on: September 07 2022

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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully tested the Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator (IAD) that will be used for landing payloads on Mars or Venus in the future.
The IAD is being developed for aerodynamically decelerating an object descending through the atmosphere.
An IAD, designed and developed by Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), was successfully test flown in a 'Rohini' sounding rocket from Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS).
The IAD is made out of Kevlar fabric, coated with Polychloroprene. Since it is made of fabric, IAD can be packed into a small volume of 15 liters, available in the nosecone of the RH300.

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