Range Safety and Missile Guidance

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Date
1957
Summary
A rocket motor operates for a short time and then the missile coasts the rest of the way up and down. Once into the coasting period there is no way to change its trajectory. Stray missiles are prevented from leaving the range by stopping their motors before the burning is scheduled to end. Some missiles can be guided from the ground. Three types of guidance systems are: Command, Beam Riding, and Homing.
Contributors
Dr. Russell K. Sherburne; The Physical Science Laboratory of New Mexico College of A. and M.A.; Paul Rader; Joe La Covic; Fred Lawrence
Publishers
National Educational Television; Indiana University Audio-Visual Center
Genres
Educational; Aviation
Subject
Rocketry ; Guided missiles
Collection
National Educational Television
Unit
IUL Moving Image Archive
Language
English
Rights Statement
No Copyright - United States
Other Identifiers
Other: GR00442025; MDPI Barcode: 40000003232735

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