Effects of thrust vector control on the performance of the aerobang orbital plane change maneuver

The aerobang maneuver, one of three types of aero-assisted orbital change methods, holds the possibility of reducing fuel consumption for orbital craft capable of atmospheric entry. It has been previously shown that different types of vehicles provide varying results over a constant heating rate tra...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Johnson, Richard E.
Other Authors: Ross, I. Michael
Language:en_US
Published: Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10945/25887