Hypersonic gas-rocket launch system

38th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages

  Bolonkin, Alexander ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSED AIR; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; LAUNCHING; PRESSURE VESSELS; PROJECTILES; ROCKETS;

GASEOUS OXYGEN; LAUNCH SYSTEM; LONG TUBES; MOVING CONTAINERS; ROCKET LAUNCH; THERMAL PROTECTION; TUBE WALLS;

HYPERSONIC VEHICLES;

EID: 85087604237     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2002-3927     Document Type: Conference Paper

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