| Title: | Coming home : reentry and recovery from space |
| Authors: | Roger D. Launius, Author ; Dennis R. Jenkins, Author |
| Material Type: | book |
| Publisher: | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2011 |
| Series: | NASA SP |
| ISBN / ISSN / EAN : | 978-0-16-091064-7 |
| Size: | xii, 325 p. / ill. / 28 cm |
| Bibliography note: | Includes index. |
| Languages: | English |
| Subjects: | Aerospace engineering ; Manned space flight ; Outer space--Exploration ; Space vehicles--Atmospheric entry ; Space vehicles--Design and construction |
| Keywords: | Includes index. |
| Contents note: | 1. Creating ballistic reentry 2. Human space flight and the problem of reentry 3. Landing under canopies 4. Spaceplane fantasies 5. Spaceplane reality 6. back to the "ablative" future" 7. Summary |
| Access: | http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/695726main_ComingHome-ebook.pdf |
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