Energy, incessant obsolescence, and the first interstellar missions

61st International Astronautical Congress 2010, IAC 2010

Volumn 2, Issue , 2010, Pages 1015-1022

  Millis, Marc G ^a  

^a Tau Zero Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERSTELLAR MISSIONS; MISSION DURATION;

LAUNCHING; OBSOLESCENCE; SHIPS;

PROBES;

EID: 79959444795     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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