Fusion energy in space propulsion / edited by Terry Kammash.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kammash, Terry.

Series:

Progress in astronautics and aeronautics ; v. 167.

Progress in astronautics and aeronautics ; v. 167

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nuclear fusion.

Space vehicles--Propulsion systems.

Space vehicles.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (263 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, c1995.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This text provides a collection of the original ideas of many of the leading engineers, scientists, and fusion energy specialists. The specific intent of the collection is to explore the possibility of using fusion energy in advanced and future propulsion systems so that suitable space transportation can be developed, enhanced, and perfected.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Principles of Fusion Energy Utilization in Space Propulsion""; ""High-Performance Fusion Rocket for Manned Space Missions""; ""An Antiprotpon Catalyzed Inertial Fusion Propulsion System""; ""Comparison of Fusion/Antiproton Propulsion Systems for Interplanetary Travel""; ""An Antiproton Driver for Internal Confinement Fusion Propulsion""; ""From SSTO to Saturn's Moons: Superperformance Fusion Propulsion for Practical Spaceflight""

""Innovative Technology for an Inertial Electrostatic Confinement (IEC) Fusion Propulsion Unit""""Fusion Plasma Thruster Using a Dense Plasma Focus Device""; ""Performance of Fusion-Fission Hybrid Nuclear Rocket Engine""; ""Magnetic Control of Fission Plasmas""; ""The Outer Solar System and the Human Future""; ""Author Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-60086-635-2

1-60086-416-3

OCLC:

922978801