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Orbital Entry - The Physics • 32 MJ/kg dissipated by friction with atmosphere over ~8 min = 66kW/kg • Pure graphite (carbon) high-temperature material: c p =709 J/kg°K • Orbital energy would cause temperature gain of 45,000°K! • us proving the comment about space travel, “It’s utter bilge!” (Sir Richard Wooley, Astronomer Royal of Great Britain, 1956) U N I V E R S I T Y O F MARYLAND Tuesday, January 31, 2012 8 Course Overview; Orbital Mechanics ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design
The Vision “Once you make it to low Earth orbit, you’re halfway to anywhere!” U N I V E R S I T Y O F MARYLAND Tuesday, January 31, 2012 - Robert A. Heinlein 9 Course Overview; Orbital Mechanics ENAE 791 - Launch and Entry Vehicle Design
Page 1 and 2: Course Overview/Orbital Mechanics
Page 3 and 4: Theoretical Cost to Orbit • Conve
Page 5 and 6: What About Airplanes? • For an ai
Page 7: Equivalence to Air Transport U N I
Page 11 and 12: Contact Information Dr. Dave Akin S
Page 13 and 14: Syllabus Overview (1) • Fundament
Page 15 and 16: Syllabus Overview (3) • Systems A
Page 17 and 18: A Word on Homework Submissions...
Page 19 and 20: Term Project - Solar Power Satellit
Page 21 and 22: SPS Operational Scenario (NASA - 19
Page 23: Orbital Mechanics: 500 years in 40
Page 27 and 28: Fun and Games with Algebra U N I V
Page 30 and 31: Position in Orbit θ = true anomaly
Page 33 and 34: Energy in Orbit • Kinetic Energy
Page 35 and 36: How Close are we to Space Tourism?
Page 37 and 38: Some Useful Constants • Gravitati

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