40 Esoteric propulsion schemes part4 (solar sails, lasers, fusion...)
Description
This article is from the Space FAQ, by Jon Leech leech@cs.unc.edu and Mark Bradford tla@surly.org with numerous contributions by others.
40 Esoteric propulsion schemes part4 (solar sails, lasers, fusion...)
GENERAL
"Alternate Propulsion Energy Sources", Robert Forward
AFPRL TR-83-067.
NTIS AD-B088 771/1 PC A07/MF A01 Dec 83 138p
Keywords: Propulsion energy, metastable helium, free-radical
hydrogen, solar pumped (sic) plasmas, antiproton annihiliation,
ionospheric lasers, solar sails, perforated sails, microwave
sails, quantum fluctuations, antimatter rockets... It's a wide,
if not deep, look at exotic energy sources which might be useful
for space propulsion. It also considers various kinds of laser
propulsion, metallic hydrogen, tethers, and unconventional
nuclear propulsion. The bibliographic information, pointing to
the research on all this stuff, belongs on every daydreamer's
shelf.
Indistinguishable From Magic, Dr. Robert L. Forward, Baen, 1995.
Nontechnical discussion of tethers, antimatter, gravity control,
space drives, etc.
The Starflight Handbook: A Pioneer's Guide To Interstellar Travel.
Eugene F. Mallove and Gregory L. Matloff, Wiley, 1989. ISBN
0-471-61912-4.
Probably the best semi-technical introduction to interstellar
flight.
SOLAR POWER SATELLITES
Solar Power Satellite. Peter Glaser, Frank Davidson and Katinka Csigi,
John Wiley & Sons, 1993. ISBN 0-471-95428-4.
A comprehensive review of SPSs as an option for meeting future
energy requirements in an environmentally friendly way.
Continue to:
My Books
