Discussion of first engineering test flight in series of Surveyor moon-probe missions, and description of vehicle; launch from Cape Kennedy on May 30 1966 also marked first operational flight of Atlas-Centaur launch vehicle; basic structure of Surveyor is triangular aluminum frame providing mounting surfaces and attachments for landing gear, main retro-rocket, vernier engines and associated tanks, thermal compartments, antennas and other electronic and mechanical assemblies; method of absorbing landing shock, instrumentation, configuration of launch vehicle, flight plan, etc, are aspects covered.
Surveyor shows its paces
Engineering
Engineering ; 201 , n 5225
1966
3 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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