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Defense Intelligence Reference Document Aneutronic Fusion Propulsion(1)
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This Defense Intelligence Reference Document, dated 1 November 2010, was produced by the Defense Intelligence Agency under its Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications (AAWSA) Program. It surveys propulsion technologies that include chemical, ion, and nuclear fission rockets, fusion schemes, aneutronic fusion, and antimatter propulsion. It also covers radiation shielding and speculates on research needs over the next 30 years for missions from low Earth orbit to Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Alpha Centauri. The document concludes that aneutronic fusion promises to be an important mechanism for future space propulsion.
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- p. 5 …28
LEO to Alpha Centauri (4.22 light-years or 24.8 trillion miles) ......................... 28
Chapter…
- p. 7 …Up to now, chemical
rockets have been used to reach low-Earth orbit, the Moon, and…
- p. 9 …Within Earth's atmosphere, aircraft use the air to generate lift
and thrust. Propellers or turbofans…
- p. 14 …Solar energy and radioactive decay are possible
sources of electric power for satellites in Earth orbit…
- p. 15 …On Earth, the magnetic field of the planet helps to shield people from most of
the…
- p. 33 …For example, flight from the surface
to low-Earth orbit requires considerable energy to break free…
- p. 36 …LEO TO ALPHA CENTAUR! (4.22 LIGHT-YEARS OR 24.8 TRILLION
MILES)
Alpha Centauri contains…
- p. 37 …rocket that
approaches the speed of light relative to Earth. The major hurdles to antimatter
propulsion…
- p. 38 …light, their "clock" will run at half the speed of a clock located on earth.
For…
- p. 40 …The maximum acceleration that the crew can survive is
assumed to be 1 g (earth gravity…
- p. 42 …the spacecraft cannot exceed the speed of light. If a 10-year mission were
chosen, the…
01 November 2010
ICOD: 20 July 2010
DIA-08-1011-003
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