Factors and metrics in establishing reliability goals for next generation launch vehicle liquid propulsion systems

36th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages

  Maggio, Gaspare ^a,b   Pelaccio, Dennis G ^c  

^a SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Systems Technologies and Applications Division   (United States)

^c Advanced Planning and Analysis Division   (United States)

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EID: 84896457195     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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