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A NOVEL SYSTEM FOR SPACE FLIGHT USING A PROPULSIVE FLUID ACCUMULATOR

Journal Article · · J. Brit. Interplanet. Soc.
OSTI ID:4212027
A propulsion system for spaceflight is described which, by collecting and storing gases in the upper atmosphere of a planet and by using these gases as a propulsive fluid (in conjunction with a power source), can bring about significant decreases in the required take-off mass. (auth)
Research Organization:
Northrop Corp., Hawthorne, Calif.
NSA Number:
NSA-14-006075
OSTI ID:
4212027
Journal Information:
J. Brit. Interplanet. Soc., Journal Name: J. Brit. Interplanet. Soc. Vol. Vol: 17
Country of Publication:
Country unknown/Code not available
Language:
English

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