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
fDate :
4/1/1982 12:00:00 AM
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;
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSPEC.1982.6366853
