RECENT SOVIET ADVANCES IN AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY

Abstract

I ENTIFIERS: LUNIK, SPUTNIK. T HE Soviet aero pace program has been developing in three well- efined, although i terrelated, phases--the earth-orbit l, the lunar, and t e interplanetary--with corresponding i crease in technological complexity. All phases re ai d a eventual manned in rplanet ry ravel. The curre t earth-orbital, or man-in-space, program, having receive h greatest emp asis, has perforce been the mos successful. In the interest of econo y and xp diency, t re is a trend in the Soviet Union toward the develop nt of mor powerful propul ion systems for launching space vehicles than heretofore used by combining rocket motors with special purpose turbojet and ramjet engines. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0272847

Entities

People

  • F.j. Krieger

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Earth Orbits
  • Engines
  • Jet Aircraft
  • Launching
  • Orbits
  • Ramjet Engines
  • Rocket Engines
  • Rockets
  • Spacecraft
  • Turbojet Engines
  • Ussr
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
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  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space