In recent years, several ideas to apply electromagnetic launch technology to spaceflight applications have come up. The use of electric energy to propel a payload carrier promises savings of propellant and, therefore, cost reduction for the transfer to orbit. Previous studies mostly comprised a rough estimation of the launcher and the vehicle size. Sometimes, a Dv-budget is given to illustrate the energy expenditure. Some studies neglect the necessity of a rocket engine. Only by means of an electromagnetic launch, without the capability to maneuver reaching an orbit is not achievable. In addition to a propulsion system, an attitude control system and a flight controller are needed to bring the vehicle into a circular orbit. The high accel...
The possibility of implementing the solar probe project by launching a research satellite into the s...
A mission profile for advanced thermal protection system suborbital flight testing is identified. It...
The injection of small payloads in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) by means of propelled launchers starting fr...
In recent years several ideas came up to apply electromagnetic launch technology for spaceflight app...
This paper reports on reflections undertaken about a possible space-launch project on the basis of t...
Since the eighties, the potential to launch small scientific payloads by means of an electromagnetic...
The electromagnetic railgun technology appears to be an interesting alternative to launch small payl...
The possibility to launch small payloads into LEO by means of an electromagnetic railgun is the moti...
The conceptual design of a novel hypersonic electromagnetic launch system has been developed, which ...
The problem of increasing the efficiency of transport operations in space is currently coming to the...
The concept of accelerating payloads by electromagnetic fields in space needs lots of fundamental re...
The authors review several of the previous electromagnetic and electrothermal launch concepts and di...
This paper outlines the technical concept of a high-speed intercontinental passenger transport using...
A spacecraft designed to operate in a planetary atmosphere must have an adequate heat shield to with...
The future of space transportation systems for plane-tary exploration strongly relies on the develop...
The possibility of implementing the solar probe project by launching a research satellite into the s...
A mission profile for advanced thermal protection system suborbital flight testing is identified. It...
The injection of small payloads in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) by means of propelled launchers starting fr...
In recent years several ideas came up to apply electromagnetic launch technology for spaceflight app...
This paper reports on reflections undertaken about a possible space-launch project on the basis of t...
Since the eighties, the potential to launch small scientific payloads by means of an electromagnetic...
The electromagnetic railgun technology appears to be an interesting alternative to launch small payl...
The possibility to launch small payloads into LEO by means of an electromagnetic railgun is the moti...
The conceptual design of a novel hypersonic electromagnetic launch system has been developed, which ...
The problem of increasing the efficiency of transport operations in space is currently coming to the...
The concept of accelerating payloads by electromagnetic fields in space needs lots of fundamental re...
The authors review several of the previous electromagnetic and electrothermal launch concepts and di...
This paper outlines the technical concept of a high-speed intercontinental passenger transport using...
A spacecraft designed to operate in a planetary atmosphere must have an adequate heat shield to with...
The future of space transportation systems for plane-tary exploration strongly relies on the develop...
The possibility of implementing the solar probe project by launching a research satellite into the s...
A mission profile for advanced thermal protection system suborbital flight testing is identified. It...
The injection of small payloads in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) by means of propelled launchers starting fr...