Secondary thrust covers all forms of spacecraft thrust other than those supplied by main power plant of launch vehicle; it thus includes attitude control and stabilization, coplanar and interplanar orbit changes, trajectory correction, rendezvous etc; types of thrust devices, i.e., reaction control systems, restartable motors, and solid-propellant motors used for stage separation, ullage settling, re-entry, etc; factors to consider in selection of device; details of Mercury and Gemini systems.
Secondary rockets cover wide spectrum in performance and application
Space/Aeronautics
Space/Aeronautics ; 39 , n 5
1963
7 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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