Solid rocket motor development for land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 890-901

  Kennedy, W S ^a   Kovacic, S M ^a   Rea, E C ^a   Lin, T C ^a  

^a NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOOSTERS (ROCKET); SERVICE LIFE; SOLID PROPELLANTS;

INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILES; SOLID ROCKET MOTORS;

MISSILES;

EID: 0033358136     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.3508     Document Type: Article

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