Re-Entry and Vehicle Design. Proceedings of the Fifth Symposium on Ballistic Missile and Space Technology, Held in los Angeles, California, in August, 1960

Content: BALLISTIC MISSILE and SPACE TECHNOLOGY, Page ii Front Matter, Page iii Copyright, Page iv CONTRIBUTORS, Pages v-vi PREFACE, Pages vii-viii, Donald P. LeGalley THE PYROLYSIS OF PLASTICS IN A HIGH VACUUM ARC IMAGE FURNACE, Pages 3-29, Henry L. Friedman AEROTHERMODYNAMIC FEASIBILITY OF GRAPHITE FOR HYPERSONIC GLIDE VEHICLES, Pages 31-63, S.M. Scala, E.J. Nolan AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS OF THE WEIGHTS OF ABLATING SYSTEMS FOR MANNED ° REENTRY VEHICLES, Pages 65-86, Robert T. Swann TRAJECTORIES OF LIFTING BODIES ENTERING PLANETARY ATMOSPHERES AT SHALLOW ANGLES, Pages 89-112, E. Bendor, A.R. Krenkel, C. Kottler PROPULSIVE CONTROL OF ATMOSPHERIC ENTRY LIFTING TRAJECTORIES, Pages 113-134, Murray Dryer A Photoelastic Technique for Ground Shock Investigation, Pages 137-152, R.J. Arenz, M.L. Williams ROCKET CASING BEHAVIOR PREDICTED BY LABORATORY TESTS, Pages 153-172, J.D. Marble THE NUMERICAL SOLUTION OF AXISYMMETRIC PROBLEMS IN ELASTICITY, Pages 173-202, S.D. Conte, K.L. Miller, C.B. Sensenig PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATIONS FOR A VTOL BOOST VEHICLE USING TURBO-RAMJET ENGINES, Pages 205-254, W.R. Woodis SOME CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE PRELIMINARY STRUCTURAL DESIGN OF LIQUID FUELED BOOSTERS, Pages 255-281, C.J. Meissner LIQUID HYDROGEN STORAGE PARAMETERS FOR A LUNAR VOYAGE, Pages 283-314, Charles C. Love Jr. EMPHASIS ON SURVIVAL IN THE DESIGN OF INTERPLANETARY VEHICLES, Pages 315-337, R.W. Connor, E.A. Smith SEA LAUNCH OF LARGE SOLID-PROPELLANT ROCKET VEHICLES, Pages 339-375, J.E. Draim, C.E. Stalzer ECONOMICS OF BOOSTER VEHICLE DESIGN, Pages 377-403, David H. Mitchell MISSILE SYSTEMS COST, Pages 405-422, Herbert M. Reichert