Development and characteristics of vehicle which uses 0- to 1300-lb variable-thrust (VT) engine; propellants are 300 lb of inhibited red-fuming nitric acid (IRFNA) and unsymmetrical-dimethylhydrazine (UDMH); particulars of injector, combustion chamber and guidance; results of flight tests show that variable-thrust propulsion system can be precisely controlled to soft-land vertically descending craft.
Ugly duckling -- VT 1105r test vehicle
Astronautics
Astronautics ; 7 , n 7
1962
5 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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