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Aerospike Rockets For Increased Space Launch Capability, Carl R. Hartsfield, Richard D. Branam, Joshua N. Hall, Joseph R. Simmons Iii
Aerospike Rockets For Increased Space Launch Capability, Carl R. Hartsfield, Richard D. Branam, Joshua N. Hall, Joseph R. Simmons Iii
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X-Hale: Designing The Atmospheric Surveillance Platforms Of The Future, Christopher M. Shearer
X-Hale: Designing The Atmospheric Surveillance Platforms Of The Future, Christopher M. Shearer
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Imagine the benefits that battlefield commanders or intelligence analysts could derive from an airborne surveillance platform that would carry a 500-pound payload, operate above the range of small arms fire, remain on station for weeks or even years, cost much less than a satellite, and relocate around the globe to a new region of interest within a couple of weeks. Realizing this concept, known as a high-altitude, long-endurance HALE aircraft, is a 10-to-15-year goal of researchers at the Air Force Institute of Technology AFIT. In order to reach this goal, those researchers are following a developmental path similar to the …