Advanced power sources for space missions
Auteur :
National Research Council / Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences / Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems / Energy Engineering Board / Committee on Advanced Space Based High Power Technologies
Éditeur :
National Academies Press
ISBN :
9780309039994
Date de publication :
1 févr. 1989
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Star Wars" - as the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) is dubbed - will require reliable sources of immense amounts of energy to power such advanced weapons as lasers and particle beams. This book presents an objective view of SDI's power requirements and the opportunities we have to meet them in a cost-effective manner.