MB Rocketry Research - Nasa Documents

These are documents I have found on the web that have helped me to further my knowledge in building rockets and motors. The NASA reposts are older documents from the 60's, 70's and 80's but a lot of the information is the same today. There have been many advancements since then but the principles, ideas and basic understanding of what is reflected in these documents are still the same ones used today.

These are NASA Documents that have been released and are available on the NASA (Marshall Technical reports servers) archive servers. The 8000 series documents have been released to public. These documents have some great information. They can help you to understand theories and concepts about rockets and rocket motors from solid and liquid motors to structural analysis. Listed here with a brief description of what the document is about. Because the list is long, I broke these up into sub-categories of Chemical Propulsion, Structural and Guidance reports. 

Chemical Propulsion

• 8025 - Solid rocket motor metal cases, NASA SPACE VEHICLE DESIGN CRITERIA (Chemical Propulsion), NASA (Washington, DC, United States), April, 1970, pp. 103, Format's): PDF 6664k

• 8039 - Solid Rocket Motor Performance Analysis and Prediction, NASA SPACE VEHICLE DESIGN CRITERIA (Chemical Propulsion), NASA (Washington, DC, United States), May, 1971, pp. 113, Format's): PDF 6465k

• 8041 - Captive-fired testing of solid rocket motors , NASA SPACE VEHICLE DESIGN CRITERIA (Chemical Propulsion), NASA (Washington, DC, United States), NASA Lewis Research Center (Cleveland, OH, United States), March, 1971, pp. 101, Format's): PDF 8064k

• 8048 - Liquid Rocket Engine Turbopump Bearings , NASA SPACE VEHICLE DESIGN CRITERIA (Chemical Propulsion), NASA (Washington, DC, United States), NASA Lewis Research Center (Cleveland, OH, United States), March, 1971, pp. 85, Format's): PDF 4281k

• 8051 - Solid Rocket Motor Igniters, NASA SPACE VEHICLE DESIGN CRITERIA (Chemical Propulsion), NASA (Washington, DC, United States), NASA Lewis Research Center (Cleveland, OH, United States), June, 1970, pp. 111,

• 8052 - Liquid Rocket Engine Turbopump Inducers, NASA SPACE VEHICLE DESIGN CRITERIA (Chemical Propulsion), NASA (Washington, DC, United States), NASA Lewis Research Center (Cleveland, OH, United States), May, 1971, pp. 107, Format's): PDF 5966k

• 8064 - Solid propellant selection and characterization, NASA SPACE VEHICLE DESIGN CRITERIA (Chemical), NASA (Washington, DC, United States), June, 1971, pp. 116, Format's): PDF 13245k

• 8073 - Solid propellant grain structural integrity analysis, NASA SPACE VEHICLE DESIGN CRITERIA (Chemical), NASA Lewis Research Center (Cleveland, OH, United States), June, 1973, pp. 114, Format's): PDF 6357k

• 8075 - Solid propellant processing factor in rocket motor design, NASA SPACE VEHICLE DESIGN CRITERIA (Chemical), NASA (Washington, DC, United States), October, 1971, pp. 82, Format's): PDF 5242k

• 8076 - Solid propellant grain design and internal ballistics, NASA SPACE VEHICLE DESIGN CRITERIA (Chemical), NASA Lewis Research Center (Cleveland, OH, United States), March, 1972, pp. 110, Format's): PDF 6701k

• 8080 - Liquid rocket pressure regulators, relief valves, burst disks, and explosive valves, NASA SPACE VEHICLE DESIGN CRITERIA (Chemical), NASA (Washington, DC, United States), March, 1973, pp. 123, Format's): PDF 7268k

• 8081 - Liquid propellant gas generators, NASA SPACE VEHICLE DESIGN CRITERIA (Chemical), NASA Lewis Research Center (Cleveland, OH, United States), March, 1972, pp. 110, Format's): PDF 11723k

• 8087 - Liquid rocket engine fluid-cooled combustion chambers, NASA SPACE VEHICLE DESIGN CRITERIA (Chemical), NASA Lewis Research Center (Cleveland, OH, United States), April, 1972, pp. 120, Format's): PDF 12865k

• 8088 - Wagner, W. A., Liquid rocket metal tanks and tank components, NASA SPACE VEHICLE DESIGN CRITERIA (Chemical), NASA Lewis Research Center (Cleveland, OH, United States), May, 1974, pp. 165, Format's): PDF 16716k

• 8090 - Liquid rocket actuators and operators, NASA SPACE VEHICLE DESIGN CRITERIA (Chemical), NASA Lewis Research Center (Cleveland, OH, United States), May, 1973, pp. 158, Format's): PDF 17926k

• 8094 -  Liquid rocket valve components, NASA SPACE VEHICLE DESIGN CRITERIA (Chemical), NASA Lewis Research Center (Cleveland, OH, United States), August, 1973, pp. 150, Format's): PDF 8668k

• 8097 - Liquid rocket valve assemblies, NASA SPACE VEHICLE DESIGN CRITERIA (Chemical), NASA Lewis Research Center (Cleveland, OH, United States), November, 1973, pp. 154, Format's): PDF 8985k

• 8100 - Liquid rocket engine turbopump gears, NASA SPACE VEHICLE DESIGN CRITERIA (Chemical), NASA Lewis Research Center (Cleveland, OH, United States), March, 1974, pp. 117, Format's): PDF 5495k

• 8107 - Turbopump systems for liquid rocket engines, NASA SPACE VEHICLE DESIGN CRITERIA (Chemical), NASA Lewis Research Center (Cleveland, OH, United States), August, 1974, pp. 168, Format's): PDF 9814k

• 8109 - Liquid rocket engine centrifugal flow turbopump's, NASA SPACE VEHICLE DESIGN CRITERIA (Chemical), NASA Lewis Research Center (Cleveland, OH, United States), December, 1973, pp. 116, Format's): PDF 5847k

• 8110 - Liquid rocket engine turbines, NASA SPACE VEHICLE DESIGN CRITERIA (Chemical), NASA Lewis Research Center (Cleveland, OH, United States), January, 1974, pp. 158, Format's): PDF 8105k

• 8113 - Liquid rocket engine combustion stabilization devices, NASA SPACE VEHICLE DESIGN CRITERIA (Chemical), NASA (Washington, DC, United States), November, 1974, pp. 127, Format's): PDF 8241k

• 8114 - Solid rocket thrust vector control, NASA SPACE VEHICLE DESIGN CRITERIA (Chemical), NASA Lewis Research Center (Cleveland, OH, United States), December, 1974, pp. 200, Format's): PDF 20758k

Guidance Reports

• 8033 - Spacecraft Earth Horizon Sensors, NASA SPACE VEHICLE DESIGN CRITERIA (Guidance and Control), NASA (Washington, DC, United States), December, 1969, pp. 49, Format): PDF 2682k

• 8034 - Spacecraft Mass Expulsion Torques, NASA SPACE VEHICLE DESIGN CRITERIA (Guidance and Control), NASA (Washington, DC, United States), NASA Langley Research Center (Hampton, VA, United States), December, 1969, pp. 39, Format(s): PDF 2063k

• 8036 - Effects Of Structural Flexibility On Launch Vehicle Control Systems, NASA SPACE VEHICLE DESIGN CRITERIA (Guidance and Control), NASA (Washington, DC, United States), Massachusetts Inst. of Tech. (Cambridge, MA, United States), February, 1970, pp. 51, Format(s): PDF 2953k

• 8059 - Spacecraft attitude control during thrusting maneuvers, NASA SPACE VEHICLE DESIGN CRITERIA (Guidance And Control), NASA (Washington, DC, United States), February, 1971, pp. 51, Format(s): PDF 2970k

 

Structural Reports

• 8001-REV - Cole Jr.*, H.A. and Erickson*, A.L. and Rainey**, A.G., Buffeting during atmospheric ascent, NASA SPACE VEHICLE DESIGN CRITERIA (Structures), NASA (Washington, DC, United States), *Ames Research, **Langley Research Center, May, 1964, pp. 19, Format(s): PDF 1437k

• 8002 - Flight-loads measurements during launch and exit, NASA (Washington, DC, United States), December, 1964, pp. 8, Format(s): PDF 649k

• 8003 - Flutter, buzz, and divergence, NASA (Washington, DC, United States), July, 1964, pp. 10, Format(s): PDF 941k

• 8004 - Dowell*, E.H., Panel flutter, NASA SPACE VEHICLE DESIGN CRITERIA (STRUCTURES), NASA (Washington, DC, United States), *Princeton University, Langley Research Center, June, 1972, pp. 51, Format(s): PDF 4933k

• 8006 - Local Steady Aerodynamic Loads During Launch and Exit, NASA (Washington, DC, United States), May, 1965, pp. 12, Format(s): PDF 1884k

• 8007 - Seide*, P. and Weingarten*, V. I. and Peterson**, J.P., Buckling of thin-walled circular cylinders, NASA SPACE VEHICLE DESIGN CRITERIA (Structures), NASA (Washington, DC, United States), *University of Southern California, **NASA Langley Research Center., September, 1965, pp. 56, Format(s): PDF 4550k

• 8008 - Prelaunch ground wind loads, NASA (Washington, DC, United States), November, 1965, pp. 16, Format(s): PDF 2298k

• 8009 - Propellant slosh loads, NASA SPACE VEHICLE DESIGN CRITERIA (Structures), NASA (Washington, DC, United States), August, 1968, pp. 30, Format(s): PDF 2591k

• 8012 - Archer, J.S., Natural vibration modal analysis, NASA SPACE VEHICLE DESIGN CRITERIA (Structures), NASA (Washington, DC, United States), NASA Langley Research Center., September, 1968, pp. 34, Format(s): PDF 2059k

• 8015 - Guidance and navigation for entry vehicles, NASA SPACE VEHICLE DESIGN CRITERIA (Guidance and Control), NASA (Washington, DC, United States), NASA Langley Research Center (Hampton, VA, United States), November, 1968, pp. 47, Format(s): PDF 3155k

• 8016 - Effects of structural flexibility on spacecraft control systems, NASA SPACE VEHICLE DESIGN CRITERIA (Guidance and Control), NASA (Washington, DC, United States), April, 1969, pp. 47, Format(s): PDF 2829k

• 8019 -  Weingarten*, V.I. and Seide*, P., Buckling of thin-walled truncated cones, NASA SPACE VEHICLE DESIGN CRITERIA (Structures), NASA (Washington, DC, United States), NASA Langley Research Center and *University of Southern California, September, 1968, pp. 32, Format(s): PDF 1324k

• 8022 - Goldman*, R.L., Staging loads - Space vehicle design criteria, NASA SPACE VEHICLE DESIGN CRITERIA (Structures), NASA (Washington, DC, United States), NASA Langley Research Center and *Research Institute for Advanced Studies, February, 1969, pp. 30, Format(s): PDF 1493k

• 8029 - Aerodynamic And Rocket-Exhaust Heating During Launch And Ascent, NASA SPACE VEHICLE DESIGN CRITERIA (Structures), NASA (Washington, DC, United States), NASA Langley Research Center (Hampton, VA, United States), May, 1969, pp. 33, Format(s): PDF 2173k

• 8030 - Transient Loads From Thrust Excitation, NASA SPACE VEHICLE DESIGN CRITERIA (Structures), NASA (Washington, DC, United States), NASA Langley Research Center (Hampton, VA, United States), February, 1969, pp. 28, Format(s): PDF 1320k

• 8031 - Slosh Suppression NASA Space Vehicle Design Criteria, NASA SPACE VEHICLE DESIGN CRITERIA (Structures), NASA (Washington, DC, United States), May, 1969, pp. 36, Format(s): PDF 2123k

• 8032 - Buckling Of Thin-Walled Doubly Curved Shells, NASA SPACE VEHICLE DESIGN CRITERIA (Structures), NASA (Washington, DC, United States), August, 1969, pp. 36, Format(s): PDF 1535k

• 8035 - Wind Loads During Ascent, NASA SPACE VEHICLE DESIGN CRITERIA (Structures), NASA (Washington, DC, United States), June, 1970, pp. 36, Format(s): PDF 2122k

• 8040 - Tiffany*, C.F., Fracture Control of Metallic Pressure Vessels, NASA SPACE VEHICLE DESIGN CRITERIA (Structures), NASA (Washington, DC, United States), *Boeing Co. (Seattle, WA, United States), May, 1970, pp. 65, Format(s): PDF 4610k

• 8043 - ASA/SP-8043, Design-Development Testing, NASA SPACE VEHICLE DESIGN CRITERIA (Structures), NASA (Washington, DC, United States), May, 1970, pp. 35, Format(s): PDF 2000k

• 8044 - Qualification Testing, NASA SPACE VEHICLE DESIGN CRITERIA (Structures), NASA (Washington, DC, United States),NASA Langley Research Center (Hampton, VA, United States), May, 1970, pp. 30, Format(s): PDF 1631k

• 8045 - Acceptance Testing, NASA SPACE VEHICLE DESIGN CRITERIA (Structures), NASA (Washington, DC, United States),NASA Langley Research Center (Hampton, VA, United States), April, 1970, pp. 34, Format(s): PDF 1688k

• 8050 - rcher*, J. S., Structural Vibration Prediction, NASA SPACE VEHICLE DESIGN CRITERIA (Structures), NASA (Washington, DC, United States), *TRW Systems Group/TRW Inc., June, 1970, pp. 41, Format(s): PDF 2473k

• 8055 - Rubin*, S, Prevention of Coupled Structure-Propulsion Instability (POGO), NASA SPACE VEHICLE DESIGN CRITERIA (Structures), NASA (Washington, DC, United States), *The Aerospace Corporation, October, 1970, pp. 51, Format(s): PDF 3160k

• 8056 - Mitchell*, D.H., Flight separation mechanisms, NASA SPACE VEHICLE DESIGN CRITERIA (Structures), NASA (Washington, DC, United States), *TRW Systems Group/TRW Inc., October, 1970, pp. 39, Format(s): PDF 2300k

• 8057 - Structural Design Criteria Applicable to a Space Shuttle, NASA SPACE VEHICLE DESIGN CRITERIA (Structures), NASA (Washington, DC, United States), March, 1972, pp. 99, Format(s): PDF 7231k

• 8066 - Deployable aerodynamic deceleration systems, NASA SPACE VEHICLE DESIGN CRITERIA (Structures), NASA Langley Research Center (Hampton, VA, United States), June, 1971, pp. 88, Format(s): PDF 9694k

• 8072 - Acoustic loads generated by the propulsion system, NASA SPACE VEHICLE DESIGN CRITERIA (Structures), NASA (Washington, DC, United States), June, 1971, pp. 54, Format(s): PDF 2629k

• 8082 - Stress-corrosion cracking in metals, NASA SPACE VEHICLE DESIGN CRITERIA (Structures), NASA Langley Research Center (Hampton, VA, United States), August, 1971, pp. 42, Format(s): PDF 4970k

• 8083 - Discontinuity stresses in metallic pressure vessels, NASA SPACE VEHICLE DESIGN CRITERIA (Structures), NASA Langley Research Center (Hampton, VA, United States), August, 1971, pp. 69, Format(s): PDF 5595k

• 8104 - Structural interaction with transportation and handling systems, NASA SPACE VEHICLE DESIGN CRITERIA (Structures), NASA (Washington, DC, United States), January, 1973, pp. 41, Format(s): PDF 2200k

• 8108 - Advanced composite structures, NASA SPACE VEHICLE DESIGN CRITERIA (Structures), NASA Langley Research Center (Hampton, VA, United States), August, 1974, pp. 107, Format(s): PDF 5711k