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Dynamic Problems of Interplanetary Flight

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 June 2016

Derek F. Lawden
Derek F. Lawden*
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College of Technology, Birmingham
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Summary

The solution to the general problem of transferring a rocket between two terminals in space with minimum fuel expenditure is explained and the results obtained when application is made to a number of particular problems of space navigation are described. The mathematical techniques which may usefully be employed in the calculation of optimum rocket trajectories are exemplified by a method of solving the problem of obtaining maximum range from a rocket missile over the Earth's surface.

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Research Article
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Aeronautical Quarterly , Volume 6 , Issue 3 , August 1955 , pp. 165 - 180
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Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society. 1955

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