Optical system for implementing manned vehicle terminal guidance for soft lunar landing is described; method utilizes on-board tracking telescope to establish azimuth and elevation angles; with altitude this system provides sufficient information for computing lateral vehicle velocity which can be controlled within less than 2 fps, value not to be exceeded for safe landing.


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    Title :

    Optical system for manned vehicle terminal guidance


    Additional title:

    Human Factors


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Human Factors ; 5 , n 3


    Publication date :

    1963


    Size :

    5 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :



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