Plasma Physics and Magnetohydrodynamics in Space Exploration
Title | Plasma Physics and Magnetohydrodynamics in Space Exploration PDF eBook |
Author | NASA-University Conference on the Science and Technology of Space Exploration |
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Pages | 92 |
Release | 1963 |
Genre | Environmental engineering |
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PLASMA PHYSICS AND MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS IN SPACE EXPLORATION
Title | PLASMA PHYSICS AND MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS IN SPACE EXPLORATION PDF eBook |
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Pages | 88 |
Release | 1962 |
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Plasma Physics and Magnetohydrodynamics in Space Exploration
Title | Plasma Physics and Magnetohydrodynamics in Space Exploration PDF eBook |
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Pages | 140 |
Release | 1963 |
Genre | Environmental engineering |
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Plasma Physics and Magnetohydrodynamics in Space Exploration
Title | Plasma Physics and Magnetohydrodynamics in Space Exploration PDF eBook |
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Release | 1962 |
Genre | Magnetohydrodynamics |
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Plasma Physics and Magnetohydrodynamics in Space Exploration
Title | Plasma Physics and Magnetohydrodynamics in Space Exploration PDF eBook |
Author | NASA-University Conference on the Science and Technology of Space Exploration, Chicago, 1962 |
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Pages | 51 |
Release | 1963 |
Genre | Aerodynamic heating |
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Space Physics
Title | Space Physics PDF eBook |
Author | May-Britt Kallenrode |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 487 |
Release | 2013-03-09 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 3662099594 |
Observations and physical concepts are interwoven to give basic explanations of phenomena and also show the limitations in these explanations and identify some fundamental questions. Compared to conventional plasma physics textbooks this book focuses on the concepts relevant in the large-scale space plasmas. It combines basic concepts with current research and new observations in interplanetary space and in the magnetospheres. Graduate students and young researchers starting to work in this special field of science, will find the numerous references to review articles as well as important original papers helpful to orientate themselves in the literature. Emphasis is on energetic particles and their interaction with the plasma as examples for non-thermal phenomena, shocks and their role in particle acceleration as examples for non-linear phenomena. This second edition has been updated and extended. Improvements include: the use of SI units; addition of recent results from SOHO and Ulysses; improved treatment of the magnetosphere as a dynamic phenomenon; text restructured to provide a closer coupling between basic physical concepts and observed complex phenomena.
To Mars and Beyond, Fast!
Title | To Mars and Beyond, Fast! PDF eBook |
Author | Franklin Chang Díaz |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 218 |
Release | 2017-06-03 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 3319229184 |
As advanced in-space propulsion moves from science fiction to reality, the Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket, or VASIMR® engine, is a leading contender for making 'Mars in a month' a possibility. A paradigm shift in space transportation, this book is an in-depth and compelling story co-written by its inventor. It traces the riveting history of the development of the VASIMR® engine. This landmark technology is grounded in concepts of advanced plasma physics. It cross-pollinates ideas and disciplines to offer a new, practical, and sustainable solution for in-space transportation beyond low Earth orbit in the decades to come. Invented by the co-holder of the world’s spaceflight record, astronaut Franklin Chang Díaz, the VASIMR® engine is developed by Ad Astra Rocket Company in its Texas facilities with NASA as part of the NextSTEP VASIMR® partnership. With adequate funding, the first spaceflight of the VASIMR® engine is imminent. Plasma rockets feature exhaust velocities far above those achievable by conventional chemical rockets. The VASIMR® engine is the most advanced high-power plasma propulsion system operating in the world today and it may place long, fast interplanetary journeys withinour reach in the near future.