Multi-reflex propulsion systems for space and air vehicles and energy transfer for long distance

JBIS - Journal British Interplanetary Society

Volumn 57, Issue 11-12, 2004, Pages 379-390

  Bolonkin, Alexander ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bolonkin space propulsion system; Light engine; Multi reflex propulsion; Space energy transfer

Indexed keywords

LIGHT ENGINES; MULTI-REFLEX PROPULSION; SPACE ENERGY TRANSFER;

ELECTROMAGNETISM; ENERGY TRANSFER; EVAPORATION; LASER BEAMS; LIGHT REFLECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIRRORS;

SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

EID: 6944235928     PISSN: 0007084X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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