Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!seismo!hao!hplabs!sri-unix!REM@MIT-MC From: REM%MIT-MC@sri-unix.UUCP Newsgroups: net.space Subject: Talk of a Space Sortie Vehicle - TransAtmospheric Vehicle Message-ID: <3232@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Tue, 19-Jul-83 07:41:00 EDT Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.3232 Posted: Tue Jul 19 07:41:00 1983 Date-Received: Thu, 21-Jul-83 15:05:51 EDT Lines: 8 From: Robert Elton MaasIf the TAV doesn't have any rockets or pressurized-gas jets, and just undives up into space and drifts back to atmosphere, it'll be rolling uncontrolably while in space, making it impossible to perform many useful tasks while in space. Also, when it returns it may burn up if it's spinning upon atmosphereic entry. Will it perhaps have some attitude-control rockets or jets to alleviate these problems?