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Exotic power and propulsion concepts
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Author | Forward, Robert L. |
| Copyright Year | 1990 |
| Description | The status of some exotic physical phenomena and unconventional spacecraft concepts that might produce breakthroughs in power and propulsion in the 21st Century are reviewed. The subjects covered include: electric, nuclear fission, nuclear fusion, antimatter, high energy density materials, metallic hydrogen, laser thermal, solar thermal, solar sail, magnetic sail, and tether propulsion. |
| File Size | 1673527 |
| Page Count | 26 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19910012827 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t0dv6fj99 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1990-04-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Spacecraft Propulsion And Power Nuclear Propulsion Spacecraft Power Supplies Tethering Chemical Propulsion Spacecraft Propulsion Solar Sails Magnetic Sails Nuclear Fusion Solar Thermal Propulsion Laser Propulsion Magnetic Fields Sails Metallic Hydrogen Nuclear Fission Matter-antimatter Propulsion Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
