SOME ASPECTS OF ASTRONAUTICS

Abstract

The aspects of celestial mechanics and their influence on space navigation are considered. The total action of forces and relative motions and distances as they affect an object traveling in space are discussed. The main categories of space flight covered are earth satellites, lunar flights, and interplanetary flights.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 23, 1958
Accession Number
AD0608966

Entities

People

  • A. G. Wilson
  • E. H. Vestine
  • R. W. Buchheim
  • S. Herrick

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Asteroids
  • Astronautics
  • Celestial Mechanics
  • Electrons
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Molecular Dynamics
  • Orbits
  • Radiation
  • Relative Motion
  • Satellite Orbits
  • Solar System
  • Space Flight
  • Space Navigation
  • Sun
  • Trajectories
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris