Overview of U.S. academic programs in electric propulsion

35th Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages

  Choueiri, E Y ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC PROPULSION; MAGNETOPLASMA; MICROWAVE HEATING; NASA;

ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS; COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITIES; MAGNETOPLASMADYNAMIC THRUSTERS; MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY; PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY; UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS; UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN; UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA;

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84963804643     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.1999-2163     Document Type: Conference Paper

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