Title :
NASA Computational Case Study: The Flight of Friendship 7
Author :
Simpson, David G.
Abstract :
In this case study, we study a method for computing the position of an Earth-orbiting spacecraft as a function of time. As an exercise, we compute the position of John Glenn´s Mercury spacecraft Friendship 7 as it orbited the Earth during the third flight of NASA´s Mercury program.
Keywords :
Earth orbit; Mercury (planet); astronomical techniques; space vehicles; Earth-orbiting spacecraft position; Friendship 7; John Glenn Mercury spacecraft; NASA Mercury program; NASA computational case study; computing method; time function; Extraterrestrial measurements; Mathematical model; NASA; Orbits; Scientific computing; Space research; Space vehicles; Time measurement; Friendship 7; Project Mercury; astrodynamics; celestial mechanics; modeling; navigation; root finding; scientific computing; time and coordinate conversions;
Journal_Title :
Computing in Science & Engineering
DOI :
10.1109/MCSE.2013.32
