ADVANCED PROPULSION TECHNIQUES,

Abstract

Contents: Spacecraft power generation, by W. C. Cooley; Nuclear rockets (Project Rover), by R. E. Schreiber; The nuclear ramjet propulsion system, by Th. C. Merkle; Nuclear turbojets, by W. F. Savage; Ion propulsion, by R. H. Boden; Acceleration and neutralization in electrostatic propulsion systems, by J. M. Sellen, Jr., H. Shelton, and D. B. Langmuir; Electrical propulsion with colloidal materials, by R. D. Schultz, and R. E. Wiech, Jr.; Summary comments-ion propulsion, by A. E. S. Green; The magnetic industion plasma engine, by M. U. Clauser; Magnetohydrodynamic propulsion, by G. S. Janes; Round table discussion on the NATO countries and advanced propulsion; Spacecraft propulsion, by A. M. Rothrock; Space law and a history of astronautics-preparing for the next thirty years, by A. G. Haley.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0642256

Entities

People

  • S. S. Penner

Organizations

  • AGARD

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Astronautics
  • Combustion
  • Electric Propulsion
  • Engines
  • Ion Propulsion
  • Plasma Engines
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Space Propulsion
  • Spacecraft

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Military History
  • Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster