Allowable trajectory variations for Space Shuttle Orbiter entry-aeroheating CFD

AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Wood, William A ^a,c   Alter, Stephen J ^a,c   Palmer, Grant E ^b   Saunders, David A ^b  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b ELORET CORPORATION   (United States)

^c Aerothermodynamics Branch   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC HEATING; AEROSPACE VEHICLES; BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; BOUNDARY LAYERS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SPACE SHUTTLES;

AERO-HEATING; BOUNDARY LAYER THICKNESS; SPACE SHUTTLE ORBITER; UNCERTAINTY CONTRIBUTIONS;

ORBITS;

EID: 78651233053     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2008-6559     Document Type: Conference Paper

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