The QED engine - Fusion-electric propulsion for Cis-Oort/Quasi-Interstellar (QIS) flight
United States: NASA Center for Aerospace Information (CASI), 1993
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A summary is presented of QED fusion-direct-electric engine systems, their features, and performance ranges. The principles and characteristics of inertial-electrostatic-fusion (IEF) power source systems are then reviewed, and their application to the diluted-fusion-product (DFP) engine concept for QIS missions is discussed. Particular attention is given to vehicle performance over a range of very high specific impulses and to specifications of a typical candidate DFP/IEF engine and a single-stage vehicle for rapid flight to 550 AU.
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The QED engine - Fusion-electric propulsion for Cis-Oort/Quasi-Interstellar (QIS) flight
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Bussard, Robert W ; Jameson, Lorin W ; Froning, H. D., Jr |
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Veröffentlichung: | United States: NASA Center for Aerospace Information (CASI), 1993 |
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