Vented tank resupply experiment: Flight test results

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1124-1130

  Chato, David J ^a,c,d   Martin, Timothy A ^b,c  

^a NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^c Mail Stop 86 2 ^*  (United States)

^d AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUID DYNAMICS; PROPELLANTS; SPACE SHUTTLES; TANKS (CONTAINERS);

LIQUID-FREE VENTING; PROPELLANT MANAGEMENT DEVICES; VENTED TANK RESUPPLY;

FLIGHT DYNAMICS;

EID: 33750512327     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.18145     Document Type: Article

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