USE OF LIFT FOR DECELERATION AND RANGE CONTROL FOR RE-ENTRY OF SPACE VEHICLES.

Abstract

This memorandum presents the results to date of a study of the problem of re-entry into the earth's atmosphere, by a vehicle returning from a space flight mission. Various re-entry conditions are studied using aerodynamic lift for deceleration and range control. Particular attention is given to cases where re-entry velocity is equal to escape velocity. The report shows that for non-lifting trajectories with re-entry velocity of 11,000 m/s (approximately escape velocity) only 0.4 degree variation in re-entry path angle is allowable if peak deceleration is to be held less than 10 g's. Range from re-entry to impact is shown to be variable up to 10,000 km for re-entry with escape velocity. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 11, 1960
Accession Number
AD0601799

Entities

People

  • Arthur J. Schwaniger

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Lift
  • Atmospheres
  • Deceleration
  • Escape Velocity
  • Flight
  • Motion
  • Orbits
  • Space Flight
  • Spacecraft
  • Trajectories
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Fluid Dynamics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers