AIAA
EDUCATION SERIES

Joseph A. Schetz
Series Editor-in-Chief
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg, Virginia

Published by
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc.
1801 Alexander Bell Drive, Reston, VA 20191-4344

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc., Reston, Virginia

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Griffin, Michael D. (Michael Douglas), 1949-
Space vehicle design / Michael D. Griffin, James R. French. - 2nd ed.
p. cm. - (AIAA education series)
Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 1-56347-539-1

1. Space vehicles-Design and construction. I. French, James R. II. Title. III. Series.

TL875.G68 2004

629.47-dc22

2003019167

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AIAA Education Series

Editor-in-Chief

Joseph A. Schetz

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Editorial Board

Takahira Aoki
University of Tokyo

Robert H. Bishop
University of Texas at Austin

Aaron R. Byerley
U.S. Air Force Academy

Richard Colgren
Lockheed Martin Corporation

Kajal K. Gupta
NASA Dryden Flight Research Center

Albert D. Helfrick
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

David K. Holger
Iowa State University

Rakesh K. Kapania
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Brian Landrum
University of Alabama, Huntsville

Robert G. Loewy
Georgia Institute of Technology

Achille Messac
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Michael Mohaghegh
The...