Advanced Concepts: Enabling Future AF Missions Through the Discovery and Demonstration of Emerging Revolutionary Technologies

Abstract

The Advanced Concepts effort worked to ?enable future Air Force missions through the discovery and demonstration of emerging revolutionary technology.? Reviews of technological fields were conducted for launch, near-space, and in-space propulsion. The reviews yielded a set of key technological challenges that were of particular importance for the effort. Individual, small-scale research projects were conducted to address the key challenges. One research effort, FRC propulsion, was successfully transitioned. Several other projects including: radiometric forces for long duration flight in near-space, liquid droplet thrusters for constellation maintenance, and HEATS for responsive, high capability microsatellite operation look promising.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 03, 2012
Accession Number
ADA568983

Entities

People

  • Andrew D. Ketsdever
  • David Scharfe
  • Jean Luc Cambier
  • Marcus Young

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Electric Propulsion
  • Energy Storage
  • Energy Transfer
  • Heat Energy
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Mechatronic Engineering
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Rocket Engines
  • Space Propulsion
  • Spacecraft
  • Thermal Propulsion Systems
  • Thrusters

Readers

  • Aerospace Propulsion Engineering.
  • Economics
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster
  • Space - Satellites