Space electrodynamic tether propulsion technology: System considerations and future plans

35th Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages

  Gilchrist, Brian E ^a   Johnson, Les ^b   Bilén, Sven G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODYNAMICS; IONOSPHERE; IONOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT; MAGNETIC FIELDS; NASA; ORBITS; PROPULSION; SPACE FLIGHT; SPACE TETHERS; SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

ELECTRO-DYNAMIC TETHER; ELECTRON CURRENTS; IONOSPHERIC CONDITIONS; MAGNETIC FORCE; ORBIT MAINTENANCE; ORBIT TRANSFER; PROPULSION TECHNOLOGY; SPACECRAFT SYSTEM;

TETHERLINES;

EID: 84963805021     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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