单词 | landing footprint |
释义 | > as lemmaslanding footprint 3. Astronautics. The area within which a spacecraft is intended or predicted to land, typically having the form of a trapezium (sometimes likened to the sole of the human foot). Also more fully landing footprint. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > space flight > [noun] > a space shot or flight > slow landing without damage > expected landing area ballpark1943 recovery area1943 footprint1962 1962 F. Offenhartz et al. in Proc. National Meeting Manned Space Flight 134/1 Aerodynamic modulation using flaps and control augmentation requirements are discussed in terms of their effect upon..landing footprints. 1968 Pop. Sci. Aug. 82/2 This makes the footprint area where a landing is possible..about 1,000 miles long—with a width of 440 miles at the ‘heel’ and 660 miles at the ‘toe’. 1988 W. Schirra & R. N. Billings Schirra's Space (1995) vii. 137 The vector in turn would determine the landing area—the footprint, as it's known. 2007 J. A. Angelo Robot Spacecraft vii. 145 The landing footprint for the sample return capsule was about 18.6 by 52.2 miles (30 by 84 km)—an ample space to allow for aerodynamic uncertainties and winds. < as lemmas |
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