An improved method of gravicraft propulsion

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 161-172

  Gratus, Jonathan ^a   Tucker, Robin ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; EARTH (PLANET); GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; ORBITS; PROPELLANTS; SPACE FLIGHT; TENSORS;

MOMENT OF INTERIA;

SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

EID: 0037844954     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0094-5765(02)00202-3     Document Type: Article

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