Space Engineering: Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Space Engineering

Front Matter....Pages I-XI
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Address....Pages 3-3
Front Matter....Pages 5-5
Vibrations of Thin Elastic Plates Subject to Random Driving Forces....Pages 7-14
Designing Cost-Effective Pressure Vessels Based On Fracture Mechanics....Pages 15-28
Investigation of Low α s /ε -Coatings in a Simulated Space Environment....Pages 29-35
Front Matter....Pages 37-37
Contrôle Automatique Des Chaînes De Télémesures....Pages 39-51
Some Problems of Controlling Spaceships....Pages 52-61
Numerical Procedures for the Attitude and Orbital Maneuvers Computation of a Spin-Stabilised Satellite....Pages 62-74
A Roll and Pitch Attitude Control Scheme for a Synchronous, Flywheel Stabilized, Communication Satellite....Pages 75-111
Autopilot Compatibility of the Digital Inertial Guidance System Used in the Eldo ‘Europa’ Launch Vehicle....Pages 112-124
Development of the ‘Europa I’ First Stage Attitude Control System to the ‘Europa II’ Requirements....Pages 125-142
Front Matter....Pages 143-143
Decomposition and Ignition of Ammonium Perchlorate in the Presence of Sno 2 -Cr 2 o 3 Catalysts....Pages 145-154
Advanced Chemical Rocket Propellants: On the Way from Theory to Hardware....Pages 155-162
Advanced Fuels and Oxidizers....Pages 163-189
Effect of Additives on the Combustion of Hydrazine/Nitrogen Tetroxide....Pages 190-205
Effects of Propellant Injection on Resonant Combustion....Pages 206-218
Analytical and Experimental Investigations of Aerothermochemical Processes in Liquid Propellant Rocket Motors....Pages 219-238
Front Matter....Pages 239-239
Investigations on Propellant Vaporization and Gas Mixture Formation in a Liquid Rocket Motor Using Nonhypergolic Propellants....Pages 241-255
Physical and Chemical Kinetics of Al and B Flames....Pages 256-263
Investigation of Boron Combustion for its Application in air Augmented Rockets....Pages 264-279
Propellant Expulsion Techniques....Pages 280-285
Front Matter....Pages 239-239
Investigation of an Injector Concept for Throttleable High-Energy Rocket Engines....Pages 286-297
Front Matter....Pages 299-299
Determination of the Position of the Supersonic Flow Closing Shock Wave in the Channels of an Air-Breathing Jet Engine....Pages 301-306
Reduction in Cost of the First Stage, ‘recoverable’ First Stages, and First Stages ‘to be Thrown Away’....Pages 307-313
Low Cost Launch- and Re-Entry Vehicles — A Requirement for Future Space Flight....Pages 314-322
Comparison of a Booster-Ram Rocket Combination with a Two-Stage Rocket for an Acceleration Mission....Pages 323-337
Hybrid Motors in Sounding Rockets Technical and Economical Advantages....Pages 338-346
Evolution of Reaction Control Engines for U.S. Manned Spacecraft....Pages 347-361
Front Matter....Pages 363-363
The Morphological Continuum in Solid Propellant Grain Design....Pages 365-397
Une Famille de Propulseurs Bi-Ergols à Poussées Comprises Entre 40 et 1 kp....Pages 398-410
Design of the Apollo Service Module Rocket Engine for Manned Operation....Pages 411-425
Some Problems of the Dynamics of a Space Vehicle with Tanks Partially Filled with Liquid....Pages 426-432
Front Matter....Pages 433-433
Compact ZrH Reactor Development Status and Reactor Thermoelectric Space Power Systems....Pages 435-451
Batteries D’Accumulateurs Pour Alimentation en Énergie de Satellites....Pages 452-461
Batteries D’Accumulateurs Souples Nickel-Cadmium Pour Alimentation de Ballons Météorologiques....Pages 462-468
Low-Power Nuclear Energy Conversion for Long-Duration Space Missions....Pages 469-504
Front Matter....Pages 505-505
Investigation of the Vibration Modes of a Three Degrees of Freedom Ground Testing Apparatus for the Attitude-Control System of Satellites....Pages 507-534
Satellites and Heat-Shields Test Facilities at Fiat Aerospace Laboratory....Pages 535-551
Jettisoning Test Equipment at Fiat Aerospace Laboratory....Pages 552-562
A Comparison of Satellite Drag Measurement Techniques....Pages 563-573
Satellite Gravitational Stabilization Systems with Maximum Damping Rate....Pages 574-583
Front Matter....Pages 505-505
An Analysis and Simulation of Mars Landing....Pages 584-598
The Deep Space Network....Pages 599-639
Optimal Value for the Antenna Spacing of a Three Antenna Interferometer....Pages 640-642
Front Matter....Pages 643-643
Space Programme in India....Pages 645-649
The Churchill Research Range and Canada’s Space Research Program....Pages 650-671
Design and Dynamic Characteristics Investigation of a High Performance Spherical Bearing....Pages 672-692
A Polyvalent Data Acquisition System for Ground Space Tests at FIAT Aerospace Laboratory....Pages 693-702
Méthodes Et Moyens D’essais Relatifs au Développement Des Propulseurs....Pages 703-711
New Capacitive Pressure Transducer for Aerospatial Use....Pages 712-718
Front Matter....Pages 719-719
Manned Space Stations....Pages 721-726
Speech by Academician B. N. Petrov ....Pages 727-728
Back Matter....Pages 729-729