Testing of a Magnetically Levitated Rocket Thrust Measurement System Demonstrator for NASA

.............................................................................................................................. ii Acknowledgements ............................................................................................................ iv List of Figures .................................................................................................................... ix List of Tables.....................................................................................................................xii Nomenclature ...................................................................................................................xiii

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