Survey shows that in area of small launch systems, attention is given to high velocity vehicles for use with scientific probes; high energy chemical rockets may become competitive with nuclear electric vehicles; in large vehicle area concepts required to achieve re-usable launch vehicle received increased attention; hydrogen fuel has become prominent propellant; progress of launch vehicle propulsion development is indicated by semilogarithmic chart showing that rate of thrust development has been rapid, particularly for oxygen-hydrogen engines; propellants and combustion; solid propellant rockets.
Launch vehicles and missiles
Astronautics Aerospace Eng
Astronautics and Aerospace Engineering ; 1 , n 10 ; p 46-53
1963
8 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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