Development Programs for the Heat Exchanger Thruster and HX Laser Launch System

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Mar 2004

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BEAMED ENERGY PROPULSION: Second International Symposium on Beamed Energy Propulsion. AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 702, p

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Spaceborne And Space Research Instruments, Apparatus, And Components, Laser Applications, Plasma Production And Heating By Laser Beams

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A proposed development program for the heat exchanger thruster and a parallel program for other key elements of a laser launch system are described. The HX thruster will be tested with different working fluids (hydrogen, helium, nitrogen, water) and power sources, and at scales from a few kW up to megawatts. Subscale launch vehicles can be tested with a variety of existing lasers, including LHMEL II and MIRACL. Laser and system development is simplified by designing around a ``beam module'' containing a modest-power laser and beam director, which can be replicated to produce any desired total power.

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