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54 relations: Aircraft, Antenna (radio), British Interplanetary Society, Centennial Challenges, Dana Andrews, Desorption, Diffraction, Energy, Freeman Dyson, Geoffrey A. Landis, Gregory Benford, Helicopter, Interplanetary spaceflight, Interstellar travel, JASON (advisory group), Jet engine, Jordin Kare, Kevin L.G. Parkin, Laser, Laser broom, Leik Myrabo, Lightcraft, List of laser articles, List of plasma physics articles, Low Earth orbit, MagBeam, Magnetic sail, Maser, Mass ratio, Microwave, Momentum, NASA, Nuclear reactor, Nuclear thermal rocket, Particle accelerator, Phased array, Photonic laser thruster, Plasma (physics), Power-to-weight ratio, Pulse detonation engine, Rectenna, Rectifier, Robert H. Goddard, Robert L. Forward, Solar panel, Solar sail, Space debris, Spacecraft propulsion, Starwisp, Thermal rocket, ..., Thinned-array curse, Watt, William C. Brown, Working mass. Expand index (4 more) »
Aircraft
An aircraft is a machine that is able to fly by gaining support from the air.
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Antenna (radio)
In radio, an antenna is the interface between radio waves propagating through space and electric currents moving in metal conductors, used with a transmitter or receiver.
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British Interplanetary Society
The British Interplanetary Society (BIS), founded in Liverpool in 1933 by Philip E. Cleator, is the oldest space advocacy organisation in the world.
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Centennial Challenges
The Centennial Challenges are NASA space competition inducement prize contests for non-government-funded technological achievements by American teams.
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Dana Andrews
Carver Dana Andrews (January 1, 1909 – December 17, 1992) was an American film actor and a major Hollywood star during the 1940s.
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Desorption
Desorption is a phenomenon whereby a substance is released from or through a surface.
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Diffraction
--> Diffraction refers to various phenomena that occur when a wave encounters an obstacle or a slit.
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Energy
In physics, energy is the quantitative property that must be transferred to an object in order to perform work on, or to heat, the object.
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Freeman Dyson
Freeman John Dyson (born 15 December 1923) is an English-born American theoretical physicist and mathematician.
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Geoffrey A. Landis
Geoffrey Alan Landis (born May 28, 1955) is an American scientist, working for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on planetary exploration, interstellar propulsion, solar power and photovoltaics.
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Gregory Benford
Gregory Benford (born January 30, 1941) is an American science fiction author and astrophysicist who is on the faculty of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of California, Irvine.
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Helicopter
A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by rotors.
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Interplanetary spaceflight
Interplanetary spaceflight or interplanetary travel is travel between planets, usually within a single planetary system.
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Interstellar travel
Interstellar travel is the term used for hypothetical crewed or uncrewed travel between stars or planetary systems.
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JASON (advisory group)
JASON is an independent group of elite scientists which advises the United States government on matters of science and technology, mostly of a sensitive nature.
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Jet engine
A jet engine is a type of reaction engine discharging a fast-moving jet that generates thrust by jet propulsion.
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Jordin Kare
Jordin T. Kare (October 24, 1956 – July 19, 2017) was a physicist and aerospace engineer known for his research on laser propulsion.
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Kevin L.G. Parkin
Kevin L.G. Parkin (born 1977 in London) is a British scientist who is best known for his study of beamed energy propulsion.
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Laser
A laser is a device that emits light through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation.
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Laser broom
A laser broom is a proposed ground-based laser beam-powered propulsion system whose purpose is to sweep space debris out of the path of other artificial satellites such as the International Space Station.
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Leik Myrabo
Leik Myrabo is an aerospace engineering professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute who retired from there in 2011.
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Lightcraft
The Lightcraft is a space- or air-vehicle driven by beam-powered propulsion, the energy source powering the craft being external.
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List of laser articles
This is a list of laser topics.
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List of plasma physics articles
This is a list of plasma physics topics.
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Low Earth orbit
A low Earth orbit (LEO) is an orbit around Earth with an altitude of or less, and with an orbital period of between about 84 and 127 minutes.
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MagBeam
MagBeam is the name given to an ion propulsion system for space travel initially proposed by Professor Robert Winglee of the Earth and Space Sciences Department at the University of Washington for the October 2004 meeting of the NIAC.
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Magnetic sail
A magnetic sail or magsail is a proposed method of spacecraft propulsion which would use a static magnetic field to deflect charged particles radiated by the Sun as a plasma wind, and thus impart momentum to accelerate the spacecraft.
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Maser
A maser (an acronym for "microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation") is a device that produces coherent electromagnetic waves through amplification by stimulated emission.
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Mass ratio
In aerospace engineering, mass ratio is a measure of the efficiency of a rocket.
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Microwave
Microwaves are a form of electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths ranging from one meter to one millimeter; with frequencies between and.
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Momentum
In Newtonian mechanics, linear momentum, translational momentum, or simply momentum (pl. momenta) is the product of the mass and velocity of an object.
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NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research.
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Nuclear reactor
A nuclear reactor, formerly known as an atomic pile, is a device used to initiate and control a self-sustained nuclear chain reaction.
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Nuclear thermal rocket
A nuclear thermal rocket is a proposed spacecraft propulsion technology.
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Particle accelerator
A particle accelerator is a machine that uses electromagnetic fields to propel charged particles to nearly light speed and to contain them in well-defined beams.
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Phased array
In antenna theory, a phased array usually means an electronically scanned array; a computer-controlled array of antennas which creates a beam of radio waves which can be electronically steered to point in different directions, without moving the antennas.
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Photonic laser thruster
A photonic laser thruster (PLT) is an amplified photonic propulsion thruster for space propulsion that works on the principle of a photon-pushed sail, generating thrust directly from the momentum of a photon from a laser reflected from a mirror.
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Plasma (physics)
Plasma (Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek English Lexicon, on Perseus) is one of the four fundamental states of matter, and was first described by chemist Irving Langmuir in the 1920s.
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Power-to-weight ratio
Power-to-weight ratio (or specific power or power-to-mass ratio) is a calculation commonly applied to engines and mobile power sources to enable the comparison of one unit or design to another.
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Pulse detonation engine
A pulse detonation engine (PDE) is a type of propulsion system that uses detonation waves to combust the fuel and oxidizer mixture.
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Rectenna
A rectenna is a rectifying antenna—a special type of receiving antenna that is used for converting electromagnetic energy into direct current (DC) electricity.
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Rectifier
A rectifier is an electrical device that converts alternating current (AC), which periodically reverses direction, to direct current (DC), which flows in only one direction.
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Robert H. Goddard
Robert Hutchings Goddard (October 5, 1882 – August 10, 1945) was an American engineer, professor, physicist, and inventor who is credited with creating and building the world's first liquid-fueled rocket.
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Robert L. Forward
Robert Lull Forward (August 15, 1932 – September 21, 2002) was an American physicist and science fiction writer.
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Solar panel
Photovoltaic solar panels absorb sunlight as a source of energy to generate electricity.
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Solar sail
Solar sails (also called light sails or photon sails) are a proposed method of spacecraft propulsion using radiation pressure exerted by sunlight on large mirrors.
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Space debris
Space debris (also known as space junk, space waste, space trash, space litter or space garbage) is a term for the mass of defunct, artificially created objects in space, most notably in Earth orbit, such as old satellites and spent rocket stages.
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Spacecraft propulsion
Spacecraft propulsion is any method used to accelerate spacecraft and artificial satellites.
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Starwisp
Starwisp is a hypothetical unmanned interstellar probe design proposed by Robert L. Forward.
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Thermal rocket
A thermal rocket is a rocket engine that uses a propellant that is externally heated before being passed through a nozzle, as opposed to undergoing a chemical reaction as in a chemical rocket.
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Thinned-array curse
The thinned array curse (sometimes, sparse array curse) is a theorem in electromagnetic theory of antennas.
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Watt
The watt (symbol: W) is a unit of power.
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William C. Brown
William C. Brown (May 22, 1916 – February 3, 1999) was an American electrical engineer who helped to invent the crossed-field amplifier in the 1950s and also pioneered microwave power transmission in the 1960s.
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Working mass
Working mass, also referred to as reaction mass, is a mass against which a system operates in order to produce acceleration.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beam-powered_propulsion
