Accession Number : AD0274312
Title : FEASIBILITY OF INTERSTELLAR TRAVEL
Descriptive Note : Technical rept.
Corporate Author : CALIFORNIA INST OF TECHNOLOGY PASADENA JET PROPULSION LAB
Personal Author(s) : SPENCER, DWAIN F. ; JAFFE, LEONARD D.
Full Text : http://www.dtic.mil/get-tr-doc/pdf?AD=AD0274312
Report Date : 15 MAR 1962
Pagination or Media Count : 23
Abstract : The feasibility of interstellar flight is discussed. Mathematical equations for single-stage and multistage rocket propulsion are developed; velocity data and transit times are presented. The conclusions indicate that interstellar travel is theoretically feasible by utilizing known staged nuclear-energy systems.
Descriptors : *SPACE FLIGHT , SPACECRAFT , GUIDED MISSILE TRAJECTORIES , THEORY , TIME , FEASIBILITY STUDIES , INTERSTELLAR SPACE , EQUATIONS , ROCKET PROPULSION , STARS , NUCLEAR PROPULSION , VELOCITY , MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS
Subject Categories : ASTRONAUTICS
Distribution Statement : APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
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