Antiproton-catalyzed microfission/fusion propulsion systems for exploration of the outer solar system and beyond

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

Volumn , Issue , 1998, Pages

  Gaidos, G ^a   Lewis, R A ^a   Smith, G A ^a   Dundore, B ^b   Chakrabarti, S ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROPULSION; SPACE APPLICATIONS; SPACECRAFT; SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

DELTA-V; OUTER SOLAR SYSTEM; PROPULSION SYSTEM; STRUCTURAL FEATURE; TRAJECTORY PARAMETERS;

SOLAR SYSTEM;

EID: 84963851958     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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