Near-earth missions, such as placing stationary satellite in orbit, call for specific impulse ranges natural to plasmajet systems; flight parameters for round trip to lunar orbit; possible methods of achieving specific impulses for missions contemplated within gravitational field of earth; development of thrust devices, divided into nonconducting gas, electrostatic acceleration devices, (ion rockets), and neutral plasma devices.


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    Title :

    Plasma propulsion of spacecraft


    Additional title:

    Astronautics


    Contributors:
    Camac, M. (author)

    Published in:

    Astronautics ; 4 , n 10


    Publication date :

    1959


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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