1. R.R. Barthelemy, “National Aerospace Plane: A Revolutionary Concept” (Paper presented at 116th Annual Conference on Composites, Materials, and Structures, Cocoa Beach, FL, 12-15 January 1992).
2. T.P. Herbell A.J. Eckel, “Ceramics for Rocket Engines,” Aero. Eng. (December 1991), p. 2l.
3. Ibid.
4. T.D. Kasten, “NASP, Expanding Space Launch Opportunity,” Aero. Eng. (November 1991), p. 15.
5. M.M. Schwartz, Composite Materials Handbook (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1984), p. 77.