NASA breakthrough propulsion physics program

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 175-182

  Millis, Marc G ^a  

^a NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETISM; GRAVITATION; QUANTUM THEORY; SPACE FLIGHT; SPACE RESEARCH; SPACECRAFT POWER SUPPLIES;

BREAKTHROUGH PROPULSION PHYSICS; NASA; SUPERLUMINAL QUANTUM EFFECTS; VACUUM FLUCTUATION ENERGY; WARP DRIVES;

SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

EID: 0032680546     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0094-5765(99)00045-4     Document Type: Article

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