Spacecraft flight in the atmosphere

Spacecraft that orbit in Low Earth Orbit travel through a tenuous atmosphere and hence experience aerodynamic forces that can become quite significant, specially at low altitudes. The presence of these forces can become a major design driver for missions that fly at very low altitudes. Unfortunately...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Virgili Llop, Josep
Other Authors: Roberts, Peter C. E.
Published: Cranfield University 2014
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.655970