This addendum to the final report on the contract (AL-TR-90-030, 21st Century Space Propulsion Study, (Oct 1990, AD A229279) evaluates a number of new space propulsion and sensor concepts. The major topics covered were coherent neutrino scattering and its application to neutrino sensors, the use of tethers for power and propulsion in space, the application of high pressure, high energy density materials, specifically metallic hydrogen, to divert velocity thrusters, and the use of solar sails to provide a non-orbiting space platform for surveillance and space-to-surface missiles. Two technical papers, included as appendices, are entitled: Surgical strikes from space using solar sail satellites; The Weber effect experiments.
Twenty First Century Space Propulsion Study Addendum
1991
40 pages
Report
No indication
English
Unmanned Spacecraft , Space propulsion , Coherent scattering , Detectors , Guided missiles , High density , High energy , High pressure , Materials , Neutrinos , Pressure , Solar sails , Space to surface , Thrusters , Velocity , Space transportation , Tethering , Center of Mass , HEDM(High Energy Density Materials) , Statites(Stationary Satellites) , Weber effect , Debye temperature , High temperature , Military satellites , Stationary , Hydrogen , Metals , Metallic hydrogen , Neutrino scattering
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