Nasa's in-space propulsion technology program: A step toward interstellar exploration

JBIS - Journal British Interplanetary Society

Volumn 59, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 99-103

  Johnson, Les ^a   James, Bonnie ^a   Baggett, Randy ^a   Montgomery IV, Edward E ^a  

^a NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerocapture; Electric propulsion; Interstellar propulsion; Solar sails

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED PROPULSION TECHNOLOGY; AEROCAPTURE; IN-SPACE PROPULSION TECHNOLOGIES; INTERSTELLAR EXPLORATION; INTERSTELLAR PROPULSION; ION PROPULSION SYSTEMS; PROPELLANTLESS PROPULSION; PROPULSION PERFORMANCE;

ELECTRIC PROPULSION; HELIOSTATS (INSTRUMENTS); NASA; ROBOTICS; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SOLAR RADIATION; SOLAR SAILS; TECHNOLOGY;

PROPULSION;

EID: 33644922327     PISSN: 0007084X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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