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.
Microwave powered ferry vehicles
Spaceflight
Spaceflight ; 8 , n 6
1966
9 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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