A Realistic Interstellar Explorer

AIP Conference Proceedings

Volumn 679, Issue , 2003, Pages 830-833

  McNutt, Ralph L ^a   Andrews, G B ^a   Gold, R E ^a   Santo, A G ^a   Bokulic, R S ^a   Boone, B G ^a   Haley, D R ^a   McAdams, J V ^a   Fraeman, M E ^a   Williams, B D ^a   Boyle, M P ^a   Lester, D ^a   Lyman, R ^a   Ewing, M ^a   Krishnan, R ^a   Read, D ^a   Naes, L ^a   McPherson, M ^a   Deters, R ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH (PLANET); INTERPLANETARY FLIGHT; PROBES; SOLAR WIND; SUN; SUPERSONIC AIRCRAFT;

ASTRONOMICAL UNITS; AUTONOMOUS OPERATIONS; EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLES; INTERSTELLAR MEDIUMS; LOCAL INTERSTELLAR MEDIUM; MECHANICAL CONSTRAINTS; PROPULSION CONCEPT; SCIENTIFIC OBJECTIVES;

SOLAR SAILS;

EID: 33444472378     PISSN: 0094243X     EISSN: 15517616     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1618719     Document Type: Conference Paper

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