Exploration of the outer solar system with fast and small sailcraft

Autor: Turyshev, Slava G., Klupar, Peter, Loeb, Abraham, Manchester, Zachary, Parkin, Kevin, Witten, Edward, Worden, S. Pete

Two new interplanetary technologies have advanced in the past decade to the point where they may enable exciting, affordable missions that reach further and faster deep into the outer regions of our solar system: (i) small and capable interplanetary

Externí odkaz: http://arxiv.org/abs/2005.12336

The Breakthrough Starshot System Model

Autor: Parkin, Kevin L. G.

Publikováno v: Acta Astronautica, Volume 152, 2018, Pages 370-384, ISSN 0094-5765

Breakthrough Starshot is an initiative to prove ultra-fast light-driven nanocrafts, and lay the foundations for a first launch to Alpha Centauri within the next generation. Along the way, the project could generate important supplementary benefits to

Externí odkaz: http://arxiv.org/abs/1805.01306

The Microwave Thermal Thruster and Its Application to the Launch Problem

Autor: Parkin, Kevin L.G.

Nuclear thermal thrusters long ago bypassed the 50-year-old specific impulse (Isp) limitation of conventional thrusters, using nuclear powered heat exchangers in place of conventional combustion to heat a hydrogen propellant. These heat exchanger thr

Externí odkaz: https://thesis.library.caltech.edu/2405/1/Parkin-Thesis.pdf

Returning an Entire Near-Earth Asteroid in Support of Human Exploration Beyond Low-Earth Orbit

Autor: Brophy, John R, Friedman, Louis, Allen, Carlton, Baughman, David, Bellerose, Julie, Betts, Bruce, Brown, Mike, Busch, Michael, Casani, John, Coradini, Marcello, Culick, Fred, Dankanich, John, Dimotakis, Paul, Elvis, Martin, Garrick-Bethel, Ian, Gershman, Bob, Jones, Tom, Landau, Damon, Lewicki, Chris, Lewis, John, Lupisella, Mark, Llanos, Pedro, Mazanek, Dan, Prakhar Mehrotra, Nuth, Joe, Parkin, Kevin, Strange, Nathan, Guru Singh, Tantardini, Marco, Schweickart, Rusty, Wilcox, Brian, Williams, Colin, Williams, Willie, Yeomans, Don, Allen@Nasa, Carlton C, Gov, Casani@Jpl, John R, Nasa, Gov, Marcello, Coradini@Jpl, Gov, Fred, Culick, Dankanich@Nasa, John, Gov, Paul, Dimotakis, Paul E, Dimotakis@Jpl, Gov, Martin, Elvis, Gershman@Jpl, Robert, Gov, Tom, Skywalking@Comcast Jones, Net, Damon, Landau@Jpl, Mazanek@Nasa, Daniel D, Prakhar Gov, Mehrotra, Nuth@Nasa, Joseph A, Gov, Kevin, Parkin, Kevin L, Parkin@Nasa, Gov, Nathan, Strange, Nathan J, Strange@Jpl, Guru Gov, Singh, David, Rusty, Rs@Well Schweickart, Com, Brian, Wilcox, Brian H, Wilcox@Jpl, Gov, Colin, Williams, Colin P, Williams@Jpl, Gov, Willie, Williams, Willie B, Williams@Nasa, Gov, Don, Yeomans, Donald K, Yeomans@Jpl

Externí odkaz: https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::aab2951e6abb375af7b3529b56ce32b0

Microwave Thermal Rockets—A Progress Report.

Autor: Parkin, Kevin

Publikováno v: AIP Conference Proceedings; 4/28/2008, Vol. 997 Issue 1, p470-481, 12p, 2 Color Photographs, 2 Diagrams, 1 Chart, 3 Graphs