Optimum exhaust velocity for laser-driven rockets

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 1975, Pages 700-701

  Moeckel, W E ^a  

^a NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Electric and advanced space propulsion; Lasers

Indexed keywords

LASER BEAMS - APPLICATIONS;

ROCKET ENGINES;

EID: 0016573872     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.27867     Document Type: Article

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