02300nam a2200409 a 4500 ebr10516411 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 100619s2008 vauad sb 001 0 eng d 2010279833 156347929X 9781563479298 9781600864742 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)773212247 TL782 .A33 2008eb 629.475 22 Advanced propulsion systems and technologies, today to 2020 [electronic resource] / edited by Claudio Bruno, Antonio G. Accettura. Reston, Va. : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, c2008. xiv, 489 p. : ill. Progress in astronautics and aeronautics ; v. 223 "Commissioned by the European Space Agency"--P. [4] of cover. Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction -- Advanced solid rocket motors -- Advanced cryogenic engines -- Advanced LOX-HC engines for boosters and upper stages -- LOX-hydrocarbon engines in Russia -- Green propellants -- Green propellants in Russia -- Miniaturized propulsion -- Solar thermal propulsion for upper stages -- Electric-propulsion systems -- Superconductivity -- The case for nuclear propulsion : the Rubbia's engine -- VASIMR prefeasibility analysis -- Laser propulsion systems -- Mass accelerators : Maglev and Railguns -- Solar sails : propellantless propulsion for near- and medium-term deep-space missions -- In situ resource utilization. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Space vehicles Propulsion systems. Propulsion systems. Electronic books. local Bruno, Claudio. Accettura, Antonio G. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. European Space Agency. ebrary, Inc. Progress in astronautics and aeronautics ; v. 223. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10516411 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 122425 122425