Flight testing the parachute system for the space station crew return vehicle

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 786-799

  Machin R A ^a   Iacomini, C S ^a   Cerimele, C J ^a   Stein, J M ^a  

^a NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AEROSPACE VEHICLES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); FLIGHT DYNAMICS; MANEUVERABILITY;

PARAFOIL SYSTEMS; SPACE STATION CREW RETURN VEHICLES;

SPACE STATIONS;

EID: 0035438656     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.2854     Document Type: Review

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