Jet fuel deposits, some of them supplied on their original support by Dr. Hazlett of the Naval Research Laboratory were examined by attenuated total reflection spectroscopy and by infrared Fourier transform emission spectroscopy for the purpose of finding a procedure suitable for in situ analysis. The infrared radiation emitted by samples at 50-65 C was adequate for qualitative analysis, which can readily be made quantitative by further work. Definite sharp peaks corresponding to aromatic materials were found. (Author).

A wind tunnel test of a one-thirtieth scale 'B' series Atlas missile with operating rocket engines was run at the NACA Lewis 8-by-6 foot supersonic wind tunnel. The primary test objective was to determine the amount of rocket and gas turbine exhaust recirculation into the missile base region; a secondary objective was to determine the effect of operating rockets on missile skin and base pressure. Only the pressure data are considered in this report. (Author).

Ballistic Missile and Space Technology, Volume II: Propulsion and Auxiliary Power Systems focuses on the exchange of technical information and ideas among engineers and scientists working on ballistic missile and space programs, including hypersonics, aerodynamic heating, material structures, propulsion, communications, computers, and bioastronautics. The selection first offers information on the method for the interpretation of radiographic film of large solid propellant rockets and Soviet rocket propulsion. Discussions focus on applications, large Soviet liquid rocket engines, futuristic propulsion schemes, and Soviet rocket vehicles. The text then examines several criteria for determining the propellant bias for optimum performance of liquid propellant stages and precision determination of vacuum specific impulse from trajectory data. The manuscript tackles charged metal droplets for propulsion, versatile ion source for propulsion, and electrogasdynamic analysis of ion jet neutralization. The book also reviews pulsed plasma accelerator employing electrodes and electrostatic lift for space vehicles. Topics include energy relations, electric induction effects, electrical charging of objects in space, and factors affecting the performance of plasma accelerators. The selection is a primary reference for readers interested in space electronics.