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IGF::OT::IGF YOUR MISSION IS TO EXPLORE THE ATMOSPHERE AND SURFACE OF SATURN'S MOON, TITAN, A COLD, HARSH ENVIRONMENT THAT POSES MANY TECHNICAL CHALLENGES FOR ANY POTENTIAL EXPLORATION PLATFORM. IMAGINE AN INFLATABLE, FLYING WING-GLIDER THAT COULD ENTER TITAN?S ATMOSPHERE FROM ORBIT, EXECUTE CONTROLLED MOVEMENTS IN ATMOSPHERIC FLIGHT, AND DESCEND TO THE SURFACE FOR SCIENTIFIC MEASUREMENT OR PAYLOAD DELIVERY. THE TITAN-BUOYANT ATMOSPHERIC GLIDER (T-BAG) SYSTEM IS A HYBRID ENTRY VEHICLE, BALLOON, AND MANEUVERABLE GLIDER WITH 3-D DIRECTIONAL CONTROL THAT COULD SATISFY ALL OF THESE OBJECTIVES WHILE OPERATING ON THE MINIMAL POWER AVAILABLE FROM A RADIOISOTOPE POWER SOURCE (RPS). T-BAG'S UNIQUE BUOYANCY CONTROL SYSTEM IS AT THE HEART OF THE PROPOSED INNOVATION, ENABLING BOTH ASCENDING AND DESCENDING GLIDE WITHOUT PROPULSION SYSTEMS OR CONTROL SURFACES. POTENTIAL T-BAG MISSION APPLICATIONS INCLUDE LONG-LIVED FLIGHT AT LOW ALTITUDES WITH REVISIT CAPABILITY, HIGH RESOLUTION SURFACE IMAGING, IN-SITU MEASUREMENTS OF PRECIPITATION, FOG, VOLCANISM, ETC., AND CONTROLLED, TARGETED DELIVERY OF LANDERS TO THE SURFACE.
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NANATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Code: 8000
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