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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Corporate Author:	ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors:	Phipps, Claude R.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Amsterdam, Netherlands ; Oxford, United Kingdom ; Cambridge MA : Elsevier, [2024]
Series:	Elsevier aerospace engineering series.
Subjects:	Beamed-energy propulsion. Space vehicles > Propulsion systems. Lasers in aeronautics. Véhicules spatiaux > Propulsion. Lasers en aéronautique. Propulsion par faisceaux d'énergie dirigée. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book