Athena system was conceived to reduce costs of systematic investigations of phenomena associated with ballistic missile payloads in re-entry environment; program also includes tests to establish military feasibility and value of advanced re-entry concepts; Athena is 4-stage solid propellant missile; first 2-stage motor lofts vehicle to desired position in space; third- and fourth-stage motors drive payload earthward at ICBM re-entry velocities until payload separation is accomplished.
Athena reproduces ICBM dynamics
Air Force Civ Engr
Air Force Civil Engineer ; 5 , n 1
1964
4 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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