Selected topics in technology advancement related to the space shuttle are examined. Contributions from long-range research prior to the advent of the 'shuttle-focused technology program' of the past 3 years are considered together with highlights from the latter. Attention is confined to three of the shuttle's seven principal technology areas: aerothermodynamics/configurations, dynamics/aeroelasticity, and structures/materials. Some observations are presented on the shuttle's origin, the need to sustain advanced research, and future systems that could emerge from a combination of shuttle and non-shuttle technology advancements.
Advanced technology and the Space Shuttle /10th Von Karman Lecture/.
Annual Meeting and Technical Display ; 1973 ; Washington, DC
01.01.1973
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Keine Angabe
Englisch
EDITORIAL - Von Kármán Lecture
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