Aeronautics and astronautics – Spacecraft – Attitude control
Patent
1998-02-25
2000-06-20
Barefoot, Galen L.
Aeronautics and astronautics
Spacecraft
Attitude control
244 36, B64G 162
Patent
active
060767715
ABSTRACT:
A re-entry vehicle includes a flare-stabilized cylindrical body with a center of gravity displaced from a centerline to define a windward side of the body upon re-entry. The body orients at an angle of attack between the centerline and a velocity vector to generate a lift vector. An actuator moves the lift vector relative to the velocity vector to control the descent of the re-entry vehicle.
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Bailey Richard A.
Cohen Aaron
Myers Dale D.
Barefoot Galen L.
Kistler Aerospace Corporation
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