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Predicting Parachute Deployment Performance for Upcoming Supersonic Flight Dynamics Tests on the LDSD Program

Contreras, Michael·Adams, Doug
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Contreras, Michael, Adams, Doug. 2013-06-04. Predicting Parachute Deployment Performance for Upcoming Supersonic Flight Dynamics Tests on the LDSD Program. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20150007441

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