Propulsion Aspects of Unmanned and Manned Lunar Landings

Direct vertical descent and descent from an intermediate<br />lunar parking orbit are discussed. The difference in philosophy between<br />langing a payload of instruments and of humans is considered in some<br />detail. The " human return to eartli &qu...

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Main Author: D. S. CARTON
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV) 1963-06-01
Series:Annals of Geophysics
Online Access:http://www.annalsofgeophysics.eu/index.php/annals/article/view/5232