Concept of using beamed microwave power for propulsion is applied to lunar ferry mission, and interplanetary ferry mission; both would utilize same ground power beaming station; in each case chemical propellant satellite booster rocket would lift microwave powered stage into orbit; during each pass over ground beaming station, microwave power would be transmitted to RF stage to provide energy for its propulsion system; description of lunar ferry vehicle, microwave power transfer system, trajectory and guidance; mission performance of microwave rocket is compared to that of nuclear rocket in case of lunar ferry and to ion rocket in case of interplanetary ferry.


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    Title :

    Microwave powered ferry vehicles


    Additional title:

    Spaceflight


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Spaceflight ; 8 , n 6


    Publication date :

    1966


    Size :

    9 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :



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