Shuttle Gaseous Hydrogen Venting Risk from Flow Control Valve Failure [PDF]
This paper describes a series of studies to assess the potential risk associated with the failure of one of three gaseous hydrogen flow control valves in the orbiter's main propulsion system during the launch of Shuttle Endeavour (STS-126) in November ...
Baurle, Robert A. +5 more
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The Horizon: A blended wing aircraft configuration design project, volume 3 [PDF]
The results of a study to design a High-Speed Civilian Transport (HSCT) using the blended wing-body configuration are presented. The HSCT is a Mach 2 to 5 transport aircraft designed to compete with current commercial aircraft. The subjects discussed are
Freeman, Darnon +4 more
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Commercial Applications of Metal Foams: Their Properties and Production. [PDF]
Materials (Basel), 2016 García-Moreno F.
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Photographic investigation of propellant stream behavior in a firing rocket engine, volume I Technical summary report, 1 Aug. 1964 - 28 Feb. 1966 [PDF]
Photographic study to obtain injection and combustion patterns of F-1 rocket engine injector ...
Eulner, R. N. +2 more
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NASA patent abstracts bibliography: A continuing bibliography. Section 1: Abstracts (supplement 34) [PDF]
s are provided for 124 patents and patent applications entered into the NASA scientific and technical information systems during the period July 1988 through December 1988.
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Mission Success of U.S. Launch Vehicle Flights from a Propulsion Stage-Based Perspective: 1980-2015 [PDF]
This report documents a study of the historical safety and reliability trends of U.S. space launch vehicles from 1980 to 2015. The launch data history is examined to determine whether propulsion technology choices drove launch system risk and is used to ...
Go, Susie +3 more
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Free-flight and tracking experiments of a multi-parabola laser propulsion vehicle. [PDF]
Sci RepTakahashi M +3 more
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Pressure Characteristics and Secondary Ignition Effects of Gas Produced in RDE Using Lignite and Anthracite/CH4 Fuel. [PDF]
ACS OmegaGuo J, Ge S, Yang R, Liang J, Guo Y.
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Experimental demonstration of tractor millimeter wave beam propulsion. [PDF]
Sci RepTakahashi M +4 more
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