Minimum fuel trajectories for rocket flights with soft landings in a uniform gravitational field are presented as functions of two parameters. The solutions are valid for any uniform gravitational field, rocket fuel, and burning rate. The problem is formulated as a flight over a flat moon without atmosphere. The solution is subject to the differential constraints of the equations of motion and the end point conditions which require zero velocity at take-off and landing. (Author)


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    Title :

    Minimum Fuel Trajectories with Soft Landings


    Contributors:
    O. J. Manci (author)

    Publication date :

    1964


    Size :

    52 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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