Payload environment and gas release effects on sounding rocket neutral pressure measurements

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 501-506

  Pickett, Jolene S ^a,d   Morgan, David D ^a,d   Merlino, Robert L ^a,d   Adrian, Mark L ^b,e   Berg, Glenn A ^c,f,g   Raitt, W John ^c,d,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

^c UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Department of Physics and Astronomy ^*

^e Ctr Space Plasma and Aeronomic Res

^f Ctr for Atmosph and Space Sciences

^g BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON; CONTROL SYSTEMS; GROUND EFFECT; NITROGEN; PLASMAS; PRESSURE GAGES; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; SOLAR CELLS; SPACE FLIGHT;

AMBIENT GAS; GAS RELEASE EFFECT; NEUTRAL GAS ENVIRONMENT; NEUTRAL PRESSURE GAUGE; PAYLOAD ENVIRONMENT;

SOUNDING ROCKETS;

EID: 0030190834     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.26791     Document Type: Article

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