A study was made on a six-degree-of-freedom fixed-base simulator of the ability of human pilots to modify ballistic trajectories of a 5 space vehicle approaching the moon to establish a circular orbit about 50 miles above the lunar surface. The unmodified ballistic trajectories had miss distances from the lunar surface of from 40 to 80 miles, and a velocity range of from 8,200 to 8,700 feet per second at closest approach. The pilot was given control of the thrust (along the vehicle longitudinal axis) and torques about all three body axes. The information display given to the pilot was a hodograph of the vehicle rate of descent and circumferential velocity, an altimeter, and vehicle attitude and rate meters.


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    Title :

    Fixed-Base-Simulator Study of the Ability of a Pilot to Establish Close Orbits Around the Moon


    Contributors:
    M. J. Queijo (author) / D. R. Riley (author)

    Publication date :

    1961


    Size :

    56 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English