Basic relationship between accuracy of position measurement and propulsion power required for trajectory corrections; trip to Venus considered in three phases; block diagram of space navigation system consisting of celestial tracking system for measuring orbital position, gyro-stabilized platform, and orbit computer; reaction thrust means tracking accuracy.
Midcourse guidance is necessity for interplanetary travel
Missiles Rockets
Missiles and Rockets ; 5 , n 6
1959
Article (Journal)
English
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