Re-entry Flight Demonstration No. 1 (RFD-1): Optical Data and Fuel-Element Experiment
Description:
This report on the RFD-1 optical data and external fuel-element experiment includes a description of the instruments and test components used, a presentation of the data obtained, an explanation of the methods of data reduction employed, and a statement of the conclusions derived. It covers the theory, design, qualification tests, flight-test data, and results of the external fuel-element experiment. Also presented is a theoretical analysis of observed versus predicted ablation times and altitu…
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Date:
October 1964
Creator:
White, I. B.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department