Development of a Mars airplane entry, descent, and flight trajectory

NASA Technical Memorandum

Volumn , Issue 209035, 2001, Pages 1-15

  Murray, James E ^a   Tartabini, Paul V ^b  

^a NASA DRYDEN FLIGHT RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 27644529444     PISSN: 04999320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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