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This page is meant for general science and research related to rockets and rocket flight.

See also: (mathematical notation) (coordinate conventions)

The Atmosphere

• A Simple equation relating atmospheric pressure to altitude. Derived from the ICAO international standard atmosphere model PressureAltitude Derived.pdf ( v1.03 42k )

Geodesy

• Conversion of Geodetic coordinates to the Local Tangent Plane ?Latitude to LocalTangent.pdf

Vehicle Dynamics

• Rocket Simulator

Aerodynamics

• Conversion Table for Common Pressure Units
• An online textbook about aerodynamics, Applied Aerodynamics, A Digital Textbook

Electronics

• Thermistors For Temperature Measurements

Other sources

The MIT Open Courseware project has some good aerospace related course materials available online for free. Check these out:

• Aerospace page: http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Aeronautics-and-Astronautics/index.htm
• Propulsion: http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Aeronautics-and-Astronautics/16-512Fall-2005/CourseHome/index.htm
• Optimal Control: http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Aeronautics-and-Astronautics/16-323Spring-2006/CourseHome/index.htm