Final Galileo propulsion system in-flight characterization

33rd Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 1997, Pages

  Barber, T J ^a   Krug, F A ^b   Renner, K P ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENGINES; HULLS (SHIP); NASA; PRESSURE REGULATORS; SPECIFICATIONS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

BI-PROPELLANT PROPULSION SYSTEMS; ENGINE PERFORMANCE; FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY; OPERATING STRATEGY; PROPULSION MODULES; PROPULSION SYSTEM; STATE OF THE ART; THERMAL INSTABILITIES;

PROPULSION;

EID: 84962861099     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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