Mini-magnetospheric plasma propulsion: Tapping the energy of the solar wind for spacecraft propulsion

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 105, Issue A9, 2000, Pages 21067-21077

  Winglee, R M ^a   Slough, J ^a   Ziemba, T ^a   Goodson, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

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EID: 24344471434     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999ja000334     Document Type: Article

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