• DocumentCode
    1345168
  • Title

    Space and aeronautics: An alternative launching medium: Accelerating payloads by electromagnetic force may one day prove an alternative to conventional rockets

  • Author

    Kolm, H. ; Mongeau, P.

  • Author_Institution
    MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
  • Volume
    19
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1982
  • fDate
    4/1/1982 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    30
  • Lastpage
    36
  • Abstract
    Discusses the possibilities of electromagnetic launchers for space exploration and their advantages over the chemical rockets so far used. Looks at work done in the recent past and some now being done.
  • Keywords
    aerospace propulsion; electromagnets; chemical rockets; electromagnetic launchers; electromagnets; magnetic field effects; space exploration; Acceleration; Coils; Generators; Laboratories; Projectiles; Railguns; Rails;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSPEC.1982.6366853
  • Filename
    6366853
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1345168