In 1996, a team of government, university and industry researchers proposed a program to seek the ultimate breakthroughs in space transportation: propulsion that requires no propellant mass, propulsion that can approach and, if possible, circumvent light speed, and breakthrough methods of energy production to power such devices. This Breakthrough Propulsion Physics program, managed by Lewis Research Center, is one part of a comprehensive, long range Advanced Space Transportation Plan managed by Marshall Space Flight Center. Because the breakthrough goals are beyond existing science, a main emphasis of this program is to establish metrics and ground rules to produce near-term credible progress toward these incredible possibilities. An introduction to the emerging scientific possibilities from which such solutions can be sought is also presented.


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    Title :

    Breakthrough Propulsion Physics Research Program


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Space Tecnology and Applications International Forum ; 1997 ; Albuquerque, NM, United States


    Publication date :

    1996-12-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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