It has been found that as re-entry speeds increase, manned vehicle must be guided through relatively narrow corridors to enter in single pass or to avoid excessive deceleration and heating; paper shows how these corridors may be widened by aerodynamic forces, and heating penalties paid for this are assessed.
Motion and heating during atmosphere reentry of space vehicles
NASA -- Tech Note
1960
18 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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