Elements of Spacecraft Design

AIAA
EDUCATION SERIES
J. S. Przemieniecki
Series Editor-in-Chief
Published by
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Brown, Charles D., 1930-
Elements of spacecraft design / Charles D. Brown.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Space vehicles-Design and construction. I. Title.
TL875 .B76 2002 629.47-dc21 2002010232
(alk. paper)
2002 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc.
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AIAA Education Series
Editor-in-Chief
John S. Przemieniecki
Air Force Institute of Technology (retired)
Editorial Advisory Board
Daniel J. Biezad
California Polytechnic State University
Aaron R. Byerley
U.S. Air Force Academy
Kajal K. Gupta
NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
John K. Harvey
Imperial College
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
Michael Mohaghegh
The Boeing Company
Dora Musielak
TRW, Inc.
Conrad F. Newberry
Naval Postgraduate School