History of space shuttle rendezvous and proximity operations

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 944-959

  Goodman, John L ^a,b,c  

^a United Space Alliance   (United States)

^b Flight Design and Dynamics

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLIGHT DYNAMICS; ORBITS; SENSORS; SPACE RESEARCH; SPACE STATIONS; TRANSPONDERS;

CONTROL SYSTEM PROPELLANTS; INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION; NAVIGATION SENSORS; SHUTTLE REACTION CONTROL SYSTEM;

SPACE SHUTTLES;

EID: 33750532699     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.19653     Document Type: Article

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