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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457226003321

Titolo

Fusion energy in space propulsion [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Terry Kammash

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, c1995

ISBN

1-60086-635-2

1-60086-416-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (263 p.)

Collana

Progress in astronautics and aeronautics ; ; v. 167

Altri autori (Persone)

KammashTerry

Disciplina

629.47/53

Soggetti

Nuclear fusion

Space vehicles - Propulsion systems

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Principles of Fusion Energy Utilization in Space Propulsion""; ""High-Performance Fusion Rocket for Manned Space Missions""; ""An Antiprotpon Catalyzed Inertial Fusion Propulsion System""; ""Comparison of Fusion/Antiproton Propulsion Systems for Interplanetary Travel""; ""An Antiproton Driver for Internal Confinement Fusion Propulsion""; ""From SSTO to Saturn's Moons: Superperformance Fusion Propulsion for Practical Spaceflight""

""Innovative Technology for an Inertial Electrostatic Confinement (IEC) Fusion Propulsion Unit""""Fusion Plasma Thruster Using a Dense Plasma Focus Device""; ""Performance of Fusion-Fission Hybrid Nuclear Rocket Engine""; ""Magnetic Control of Fission Plasmas""; ""The Outer Solar System and the Human Future""; ""Author Index""