Fusion propulsion for interstellar missions.
Fusion propulsion for interstellar missions, examining requirements for detection of extra solar life
INTERSTELLAR TRAVEL↗
Engineering topics
Spencer, D. F.
Publications and source records attributed to Spencer, D. F..
Our present knowledge of the Martian atmosphere.
Martian surface pressure and surface density from interpretation of observational data
SURFACE PRESSURE↗
Engineering models of the Martian atmosphere and surface
Mars surface and atmosphere models for landing module design
LANDING MODULE↗
Fusion Propulson System Requirements for an Interstellar Probe
An examination of the engine constraints for a fusion-propelled vehicle indicates that minimum flight times for a probe to a 5 light-year star will be approximately 50 years. The principal restraint on the vehicle is the radiator weight and size necessary to dissipate the heat which enters the chamber walls from the fusion plasma. However, it is interesting, at least theoretically, that the confining magnetic field strength is of reasonable magnitude, 2 to 3 x 10(exp5) gauss, and the confinement time is approximately 0.1 sec.
FUSION↗
FEASIBILITY OF INTERSTELLAR TRAVEL
Interstellar travel using nuclear energy supported by equations for single-stage and multistage rocket propulsion and examples of velocities and transit times
MULTISTAGE ROCKET↗
FEASIBILITY OF INTERSTELLAR TRAVEL
Requirement for interstellar missions to determine feasibility of using nuclear fission or fusion rockets
NUCLEAR ROCKET↗
Nuclear electric spacecraft for unmanned planetary and interplanetary missions.
Nuclear-electric propulsion evaluated for unmanned planetary and interplanetary spacecraft, comparing thermionic and turbogenerator power plants
ELECTRIC PROPULSION↗
FLUX DEPRESSION AND FISSION-FRAGMENT ESCAPE IN A GASEOUS CORE REACTOR
Flux depression and fission-fragment escape in a gaseous core reactor
FLUX↗
Nuclear Electric Spacecraft for Unmanned Planetary and Interplanetary Missions
Nuclear electric spacecraft for unmanned planetary and interplanetary missions - powerplants
ELECTRIC PROPULSION↗
Feasibility of interstellar travel
Fission and fusion nuclear power for interstellar travel
NUCLEAR PROPULSION↗