Aerodynamic database development for Mars Smart Lander vehicle configurations

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 303-310

  Bobskill, Glenn J ^a,d,e   Parikh, Paresh C ^a,e,f   Prabhu, Ramadas K ^b,e   Tyler, Erik D ^c  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION   (United States)

^c NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

^d Systems Analysis and Concepts Directorate   (United States)

^e AIAA   (United States)

^f Research and Technology Directorate   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONTINUOUS CASTING; CONTROL EQUIPMENT; DATA ACQUISITION; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; TRAJECTORIES;

INTERMEDIATE CHECK ANALYSES; MARS SMART LANDER; TRIM ANGLES;

SPACECRAFT;

EID: 33646683326     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.19223     Document Type: Article

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