Recent aerothermodynamic flight measurements during shuttle orbiter re-entry

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 457-462

  Bertin, John J ^a,d   Bouslog, Stanley A ^b,d   Wang, Kuo Chi ^b,d   Campbell, Charles H ^c,d  

^a UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY   (United States)

^b LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^c NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^d Department of Aeronautics ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; FLOW INTERACTIONS; HEAT TRANSFER; ORBITS; REENTRY; SPACE FLIGHT; SPACE SHUTTLES; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMODYNAMICS; WIND TUNNELS;

AEROTHERMODYNAMICS; BODY FLAP DEFLECTIONS; BOUNDARY LAYER TRANSITION; THERMAL PROTECTION SYSTEM; VISCOUS INVISCID INTERACTIONS;

AERODYNAMICS;

EID: 0030191110     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.26785     Document Type: Article

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