Beam space propulsion
Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology
ISSN: 0002-2667
Article publication date: 21 March 2008
Abstract
Purpose
The author's aim is to offer a revolutionary method – the non‐rocket transfer of energy and thrust into Space with distances of millions of kilometers.
Design/methodology/approach
The author develops the theory and makes the computations.
Findings
The method is more efficient than transmission of energy by high‐frequency waves.
Practical implications
The method may be used for space launch and for acceleration of spaceships and probes to very high speeds, up to relativistic speed by current technology.
Originality/value
The research presented contains prospective projects which illustrate the possibilities of the suggested method.
Keywords
Citation
Bolonkin, A. (2008), "Beam space propulsion", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 80 No. 2, pp. 181-193. https://doi.org/10.1108/00022660810859409
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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