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...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Virgili Llop, Josep
Other Authors: Roberts, Peter C. E.
Language:en
Published: Cranfield University 2015
Online Access:http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/9255