Hypothetical flight to α-Centauri is considered along with possible propulsion schemes; power-plant in which U-235 or Pu-239 is used as fission fuel and Cs or Rb as propellant; scheme in which fission products from reactor are used as propellant; ultimate powerplant which converts matter to energy; conclusions summarized. In English with German and French abstracts.
Requirements of interstellar flight
Astronautica Acta
Astronautica Acta ; 6 , n 5
1960
9 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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