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Space propulsion systems have a great influence on our ability to travel to other planets or how cheap a satellite can provide TV programs. This book provides an up-to-date overview of all kinds of propulsion systems ranging from classical rocket technology, nuclear propulsion to electric propulsion systems, and further to micro-, propellantless and even breakthrough propulsion, which is a new program under development at NASA. The author shows the limitations of the present concepts and how they could look like in the future. Starting from historical developments, the reader is taken on a journey showing the amazing technology that has been put on hold for decades to be rediscovered in the near future for questions like how we can even reach other stars within a human lifetime. The author is actively involved in advanced propulsion research and contributes with his own experience to many of the presented topics. The book is written for anyone who is interested in how space travel can be revolutionized.

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... Der Autor bietet auf gedrangtem Raum eine ausgezeichnete wie spannende UEbersicht uber Geschichte, Gegenwart und potentielle Zukunft von Raketenmotoren - mit allen Risiken und Nebenwirkungen. Lesenswert, vor allem der visionaren Ausblicke bezuglich kunftiger Antriebe und deren Quellen wegen. Neue Ruhr Zeitung 3/2003

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