Dynamic stability testing of the Genesis Sample Return Capsule

38th Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages

  McNeil Cheatwood, F ^a   Winchenbach, Gerald L ^b   Hathaway, Wayne ^c   Chapman, Gary ^d  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Arrow Tech Associates   (United States)

^d Aerospace Computing Inc   (United States)

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EID: 84894356107     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
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