Evaluation of propulsion options for interstellar missions

34th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 1998, Pages

  Frisbee, Robert H ^a   Leifer, Stephanie D ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYBRID SYSTEMS; RAMJET ENGINES;

INTERSTELLAR MISSIONS; LIGHT YEARS; POTENTIAL MISSIONS; PROPULSION CONCEPT; PROPULSION SYSTEM; SCREENING PROCESS; SUBSYSTEM TECHNOLOGY; TECHNOLOGY READINESS LEVELS;

PROPULSION;

EID: 84897719112     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.1998-3403     Document Type: Conference Paper

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