The Wind Environment Interactions Relative to Launch Vehicle Design

Abstract

Since atmospheric winds play the most critical natural enviroment (NE) role as input into the design and development of an aerospace launch vehicle, this paper provides a more detailed description of the wind environment and its interaction with engineering design in launch and space vehicle development applications at Kennedy Space Center (KSC).

Keywords

• Terrestrial Environment
• Wind Characteristics
• Ground Winds
• Winds Aloft
• Vehicle Design