Optimal trajectory management for the space shuttle
Post-reentry trajectory optimization for space shuttles
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Post-reentry trajectory optimization for space shuttles
Motion characteristics during Apollo reentry from earth orbital and lunar missions
Thermal environment effects on alignment behavior of structural joints and assemblies of reentry vehicle and Mars landing module
Approximate analysis of the effect of nonzero trim on planar tumbling motion of vehicle during atmospheric reentry
Applicability of boundary layer transition and turbulent heat transfer data for lifting reentry vehicle at hypersonic speed to space shuttles
Boundary layer transition on lifting reentry vehicles at high angles of attack
Comparison of turbulent heat transfer estimates and boundary layer transition criteria for large lifting reentry vehicles
Constant attitude and pitch modulated reentry mode analysis for high cross range, space shuttle orbiters
Minimum heating flight mode for high lateral range space shuttle reentry based on boundary layer transition criteria
Manned space capsule configuration for orbital flight and atmospheric reentry
Bluff-shaped annular configuration for supersonic decelerator for reentry vehicles
Parachute system for lowering manned spacecraft from post-reentry to ocean landing
Angle of attack analysis of spinning slender reentry cone with slight aerodynamic and mass asymmetries
Pitchdown control system for stabilization of space shuttle vehicles during reentry
Electrostatic modulator for communicating through plasma sheath formed around spacecraft during reentry
Transpirationally cooled heat ablation system for interplanetary spacecraft reentry shielding
Heat resistant alloy technology for space shuttle reentry shields
Dispersion strengthened TD-NiCr alloy for space shuttle reentry shields