A system trade study of remote infrared imaging for Space Shuttle reentry

40th AIAA Thermophysics Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Schwartz, Richard J ^a   Ross, Martin N ^b   Baize, Rosemary ^c,d   Horvath, Thomas J ^c,e   Berry, Scott A ^c,e   Krasa, Paul W ^c,f  

^a NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

^b AEROSPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

^c NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d Climate Science Branch   (United States)

^e Aerothermodynamics Branch   (United States)

^f Exploration Space Operations Directorate   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA COLLECTION; GROUND-TRACK; INFRARED MEASUREMENTS; KEY VARIABLES; MISSION PLANNING; OPERATING ENVIRONMENT; OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS; POINT-SPREAD FUNCTION; REAL-TIME MISSIONS; SPACE SHUTTLE ORBITER; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; THERMAL IMAGES; TRADE-STUDY;

AVAILABILITY; COMMERCE; INSTRUMENTS; MACH NUMBER; MANNED SPACE FLIGHT; OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION; REAL VARIABLES; SPACE SHUTTLES;

THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING);

EID: 78049359143     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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