The dynamics and engineering of a spiral slingatron mass accelerator are described together with the status of experiments. The potential utility of this mechanical device for space launch applications is discussed.


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    Title :

    The spiral slingatron mass launcher


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Space Technology and Applications International Forum - 2001 ; 2001 ; Albuquerque, New Mexico


    Published in:

    AIP Conference Proceedings ; 552 , 1 ; 571-582


    Publication date :

    2001-02-02


    Size :

    12 pages





    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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