During the last two decades there has been considerable interest in developing alternatives to conventional chemical propulsion for space missions. Laser propulsion has been identified as a serious contender for the task of inexpensively delivering small payloads to low-earth orbit. Recent advances in the development of lasers powered directly by nuclear reaction products offer the potential for new propulsion methods, namely, reactor-laser propulsion. Such systems would allow ''nuclear propulsion'' without placing nuclear systems in space.


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    Titel :

    Reactor-pumped laser as primary power for 'nuclear' rocket engines


    Beteiligte:
    D. K. Monroe (Autor:in) / J. V. Walker (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1992


    Format / Umfang :

    16 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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