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.


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    Title :

    Secondary rockets cover wide spectrum in performance and application


    Additional title:

    Space/Aeronautics


    Contributors:
    Romaine, O. (author)

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1963


    Size :

    7 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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