Introduction -- Advanced solid rocket motors -- Advanced cryogenic engines -- Advanced LOX-HC engines for boosters and upper stages -- LOX-hydrocarbon engines in Russia -- Green propellants -- Green propellants in Russia -- Miniaturized propulsion -- Solar thermal propulsion for upper stages -- Electric-propulsion systems -- Superconductivity -- The case for nuclear propulsion : the Rubbia's engine -- VASIMR prefeasibility analysis -- Laser propulsion systems -- Mass accelerators : Maglev and Railguns -- Solar sails : propellantless propulsion for near- and medium-term deep-space missions -- In situ resource utilization


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    Title :

    Advanced propulsion systems and technologies, today to 2020


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    2008


    Size :

    XIV, 489 S.


    Remarks:

    24 cm
    Ill., graph. Darst.
    Literaturangaben



    Type of media :

    Book


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English



    Classification :

    BKL:    55.60 Raumfahrttechnik
    DDC:    629.475



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