Benefit of Constant Momentum Propulsion for Large Delta V Missions - Applications to Laser Propulsion

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA419778

Entities

People

  • Carl William Larson
  • Franklin B. Mead Jr.
  • Sean D. Knecht

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Earth Orbits
  • Efficiency
  • Energy
  • Energy Conservation
  • Energy Conversion
  • Entropy
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Low Earth Orbits
  • Payload
  • Propellants
  • Specific Impulse
  • Thermodynamic Properties
  • Thermodynamics

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy