Applications of the electrodynamic tether to interstellar travel

JBIS - Journal British Interplanetary Society

Volumn 58, Issue 11-12, 2005, Pages 39-402

  Matloff, Gregory L ^a,b   Johnson, Les ^c  

^a NEW YORK CITY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Gray Research Inc   (United States)

^c NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Interstellar travel; On board power sources; Ramscoops; Tethers; Thrustless turning; World ships

Indexed keywords

ELECTRO-DYNAMIC TETHER; INTERSTELLAR MISSIONS; INTERSTELLAR TRAVEL; LOCAL INTERSTELLAR MEDIUM; POWER SOURCES; RAMSCOOPS; STARSHIP; TRAJECTORY MODIFICATION;

SPACE FLIGHT;

TETHERLINES;

EID: 27444444724     PISSN: 0007084X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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