Transformational Technologies to Expedite Space Access and Development

Rather, John D. G.

doi:10.1063/1.3326242

Title: Transformational Technologies to Expedite Space Access and Development

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Throughout history the emergence of new technologies has enabled unforeseen breakthrough capabilities that rapidly transformed the world. Some global examples from the twentieth century include AC electric power, nuclear energy, and turbojet engines. At the systems level, success of both Apollo and the Space Shuttle programs depended upon taming hydrogen propulsion and developing high-temperature atmospheric reentry materials. Human space development now is stymied because of a great need for breakthrough technologies and strategies. It is believed that new capabilities exist within the present states-of-the-art of superconducting technology that can be implemented to transform the future of human space development. This paper is an overview of three other papers presented within this forum, which summarizes the principles and consequences of StarTram, showing how the resulting breakthrough advantages can lead directly to safe space tourism and massive development of the moon, Mars and the outer solar system. StarTram can implement cost-effective solar power from space, simple utilization of asteroid material to protect humans from ionizing radiation, and effective defense of the Earth from devastating cosmic impacts. Synergistically, StarTram technologies will revolutionize ground transportation on the Earth, leading to enormous reduction in energy consumption and creation of millions of jobs. High energy lasersmore »« less

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Rather, John D. G. ^[1]

Rather Creative Innovations Group, Inc., 102 Windsong Lane, Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Publication Date:: Thu Jan 28 00:00:00 EST 2010

OSTI Identifier:: 21370933

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Journal Name:: AIP Conference Proceedings

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 1208; Journal Issue: 1; Conference: SPESIF-2010: 14. conference on thermophysics applications in microgravity;7. symposium on new frontiers in space propulsion sciences;2. symposium on astrosociology;1. symposium on high frequency gravitational waves, Huntsville, AL (United States);Huntsville, AL (United States);Huntsville, AL (United States);Huntsville, AL (United States), 24-26 Feb 2009;24-26 Feb 2009;24-26 Feb 2009;24-26 Feb 2009; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3326242; (c) 2010 American Institute of Physics; Journal ID: ISSN 0094-243X

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 42 ENGINEERING; APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY; ELECTRIC POWER; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; HYDROGEN; LASER POWER TRANSMISSION; NUCLEAR ENERGY; SOLAR SYSTEM; SPACE; SPACE FLIGHT; SPACE SHUTTLES; SUPERCONDUCTORS; TOURISM; TURBOJET ENGINES; AIRCRAFT; ELEMENTS; ENERGY; ENGINES; EQUIPMENT; HEAT ENGINES; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; MACHINERY; NONMETALS; POWER; POWER TRANSMISSION; SPACE VEHICLES; TURBOMACHINERY; VEHICLES

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  author       = {Rather, John D. G.},

  abstractNote = {Throughout history the emergence of new technologies has enabled unforeseen breakthrough capabilities that rapidly transformed the world. Some global examples from the twentieth century include AC electric power, nuclear energy, and turbojet engines. At the systems level, success of both Apollo and the Space Shuttle programs depended upon taming hydrogen propulsion and developing high-temperature atmospheric reentry materials. Human space development now is stymied because of a great need for breakthrough technologies and strategies. It is believed that new capabilities exist within the present states-of-the-art of superconducting technology that can be implemented to transform the future of human space development. This paper is an overview of three other papers presented within this forum, which summarizes the principles and consequences of StarTram, showing how the resulting breakthrough advantages can lead directly to safe space tourism and massive development of the moon, Mars and the outer solar system. StarTram can implement cost-effective solar power from space, simple utilization of asteroid material to protect humans from ionizing radiation, and effective defense of the Earth from devastating cosmic impacts. Synergistically, StarTram technologies will revolutionize ground transportation on the Earth, leading to enormous reduction in energy consumption and creation of millions of jobs. High energy lasers will also be discussed because of their importance to power beaming applications.},

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  journal      = {AIP Conference Proceedings},

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  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Thu Jan 28 00:00:00 EST 2010},

  month        = {Thu Jan 28 00:00:00 EST 2010}

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