Variables for the reentry capsule water landing tests were flight path, vertical contact velocity, and contact attitude. The capsule weighed 1900 pounds with a center of gravity 16.8 inches above maximum diameter.


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    Titel :

    Water Landing Characteristics of a 1/6-Scale Model Reentry Capsule with an 80-Inch Heat Shield


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    11.09.1959


    Medientyp :

    Audiovisuelles Material


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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