Efforts made in lifting re-entry design and area of reusability; desirable aerodynamic characteristics of lifting re-entry vehicle for each speed regime in which flight will be conducted and advanced design profiles; examination of hypersonic drag polar; possible approaches by means of thermally shielded hot structure, uncooled thick-skinned hot structure, or cooled structure; molybdenum and columbium developments. (p 40-42 + 76 + 78 + 80 + 82 + 84)


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    Title :

    Drive for lifting re-entry vehicles


    Additional title:

    Astronautics


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Astronautics ; 6 , n 8


    Publication date :

    1961


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :



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