Survey of ballute technology for aerocapture

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 10-23

  Rohrschneider, Reuben R ^a,b,c   Braun, Robert D ^a,b,c  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering   (United States)

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALLOONS; ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY; PROBLEM SOLVING; REENTRY; SPACE HEATING; STEADY FLOW;

AEROCAPTURES; AEROSTABILITY; BALLUTE TECHNOLOGY;

SPACECRAFT EQUIPMENT;

EID: 33947122194     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.19288     Document Type: Review

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