Aerodynamic flight measurements and rarefied-flow simulations of mars entry vehicles

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 687-690

  Blanchard, Robert C ^a,b   Wilmoth, Richard G ^a,b   Moss, James N ^a,b  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRAG; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; HYPERSONIC FLOW; TRANSITION FLOW;

AERODYNAMIC FLIGHT MEASUREMENTS; RAREFIED FLOW SIMULATIONS;

SPACE SHUTTLES;

EID: 0031221073     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.3271     Document Type: Article

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