The status of some exotic physical phenomena and unconventional spacecraft concepts that might produce breakthroughs in power and propulsion in the 21st Century are reviewed. The subjects covered include: electric, nuclear fission, nuclear fusion, antimatter, high energy density materials, metallic hydrogen, laser thermal, solar thermal, solar sail, magnetic sail, and tether propulsion.


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    Title :

    Exotic power and propulsion concepts


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    Publication date :

    1990-04-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

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    Language :

    English




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