Preliminary design of a satellite-launched manned vehicle for exploration of the surface of the planet Mars

Preliminary design of a satellite-launched manned vehicle for exploration of the surface of the planet Mars

Thesis: B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1959

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Donaldson, Norman L., Posey, Dennis C., Talbot, Richard J., Ward, Dennis K.
Other Authors:	Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Format:	Thesis
Published:	Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2023
Subjects:	Aeronautics and Astronautics
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/148425

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