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The launch of a spacecraft is fundamental to all space activity, and it is through our development of efficient launch vehicles that the present impact of space on many aspects of science, commerce, and daily life is possible. The launch lasts only a few minutes, and yet during this short period of time, many years of development and investment in the commercial use of the spacecraft can be brought to nothing if just one of the many thousands of components of the launcher fails to perform to specification.
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(2009). Launch vehicle dynamics. In: Rocket and Spacecraft Propulsion. Springer Praxis Books. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-69203-4_5
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