Stardust sample return capsule design experience

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 470-474

  Willcockson, William H ^a  

^a LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REENTRY;

STARDUST SAMPLE RETURN CAPSULE;

SPACE PROBES;

EID: 0032635967     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.3468     Document Type: Article

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