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Laser propulsion in space : fundamentals, technology, and future missions /

"Space launches have evoked the same vivid image for decades: bright orange flames exploding beneath a rocket as it lifts off and thunders into the sky. An alternative acceleration system could reshape that vision forever, with rockets leaving their energy source on the ground... or in space. L...

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Weitere Verfasser: Phipps, Claude R.
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Amsterdam, Netherlands ; Oxford, United Kingdom ; Cambridge MA : Elsevier, [2024]
Schriftenreihe:Elsevier aerospace engineering series.
Schlagworte:
Beamed-energy propulsion.
Space vehicles > Propulsion systems.
Lasers in aeronautics.
Véhicules spatiaux > Propulsion.
Lasers en aéronautique.
Propulsion par faisceaux d'énergie dirigée.
Beamed-energy propulsion
Lasers in aeronautics
Space vehicles > Propulsion systems
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Inhaltsangabe:
  • 1 Basic theory of laser propulsion
  • 2 Breakthrough Starshot program overview
  • 3 Starshot system model
  • 4 Space situational awareness: the potential role of lasers in long-term sustainability of space operations
  • 5 State of the art in high-power lasers
  • 6 High-power laser engines
  • 7 Large-scale directed energy
  • 8 The ways to improve momentum and kinetic efficiency of laser propulsion
  • 9 Laser-driven, In-Tube Accelerator (LITA)
  • 10 Fly by light - demos and prizes
  • 11 The dual-use dilemma and high-energy systems in space.

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