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Orion crew module aerodynamic testing
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Murphy, Kelly J. Wilson, Thomas M. Walker, Eric L. Rhode, Matthew N. Bell, James H. Chan, David T. Bibb, Karen L. Brauckmann, Gregory J. Owens, Bruce |
| Copyright Year | 2011 |
| Description | The Apollo-derived Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV), part of NASA s now-cancelled Constellation Program, has become the reference design for the new Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV). The MPCV will serve as the exploration vehicle for all near-term human space missions. A strategic wind-tunnel test program has been executed at numerous facilities throughout the country to support several phases of aerodynamic database development for the Orion spacecraft. This paper presents a summary of the experimental static aerodynamic data collected to-date for the Orion Crew Module (CM) capsule. The test program described herein involved personnel and resources from NASA Langley Research Center, NASA Ames Research Center, NASA Johnson Space Flight Center, Arnold Engineering and Development Center, Lockheed Martin Space Sciences, and Orbital Sciences. Data has been compiled from eight different wind tunnel tests in the CEV Aerosciences Program. Comparisons are made as appropriate to highlight effects of angle of attack, Mach number, Reynolds number, and model support system effects. |
| File Size | 19550898 |
| Page Count | 23 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20110013613 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t51g5pj90 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2011-06-27 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Aerodynamics Support Systems Spacecraft Modules Space Missions Reynolds Number Wind Tunnel Tests Constellation Program Angle of Attack Aerodynamic Characteristics Data Bases Mach Number Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |