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Flying the orbiter in the approach/landing phase
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Nagel, S. R. |
| Copyright Year | 1983 |
| Description | The Columbia has completed a spectacularly successful four flight Orbital Flight Test program as well as the first operational mission in which two satellites were deployed. It is unprecedented that a vehicle so complex as the Shuttle could have reached such a state of maturity in so few missions. This maturity is reflected not only in terms of basic performance during dynamic flight phases, but also in the outstanding performance of individual spacecraft systems. Appreciably more CSS time has been logged during entry and particularly in the approach and landing phase than any other segment of the mission profile. The discussion that follows, therefore, will outline this phase in some detail including pilot comments, techniques, crew displays and landing aids. Some problem areas related to landing the Orbiter will be discussed, as well as possible solutions. |
| File Size | 478447 |
| Page Count | 13 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19840002103 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t6j14w93h |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1983-10-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Space Transportation Columbia Orbiter Spacecraft Performance Pilots Personnel Approach and Landing Tests Sts Display Devices Controllability Spacecraft Landing Design Analysis Aerodynamic Characteristics Space Shuttle Orbiters Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
