ROCKET

RAND's Omnibus Calculator of the Kinematics of Earth Trajectories

Barry W. Boehm

ResearchPublished 1963

A reference manual for the ROCKET program, which mathematically simulates the flight of aerospace vehicles by means of a digital computer. The program is versatile and easily mastered and has been used to study the following: space booster performance, hard-point defense, satellite rendezvous, ballistic missile performance, satellite orbit decay, verification of aerodynamic characteristics, maneuverability, reentry phenomena, evaluation of rocket vehicle guidance, and lunar and planetary exploration.

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  • Copyright: RAND Corporation
  • Availability: Web Only
  • Year: 1963
  • Pages: 276
  • Document Number: RM-3534-PR

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Boehm, Barry W., ROCKET: RAND's Omnibus Calculator of the Kinematics of Earth Trajectories. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1963. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_memoranda/RM3534.html.
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