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Research In Propulsion Sciences Contract between ERC, Inc. and the U.S. Air Force (AFFTC / AFRL), 1998
Background According to the contract paperwork available below: “The objective of this contract is to provide scientific and engineering research and development (R&D) for the Air Force Research Laboratory, Propulsion Directorate ...
Brane Craft, by Siegfried W. Janson, Final Report, February 1, 2017
Background A Brane Craft is a membrane spacecraft with solar cells, command and control electronics, communications systems, antennas, propulsion systems, attitude and proximity sensors, and shape control actuators as thin film structures ...
Bio-Inspired Innovation and National Security, 2010
Background Abstract: For the average person, the mainstream media, and perhaps even the typical warfighter, the application of biology to military operations probably conjures up negative thoughts of Cold War–era biological weapons programs, the ...
Proceedings of the AFOSR Special Conference on Prime-Power for High Energy Space Systems, Norfolk, Virginia, 22-25 February 1982. Volume I.
Background As part of an assessment of research needs in the space prime-power area, a special conference was convened at the Omni International Hotel in Norfolk, VA, 22-25 February 1982. The intent of the Conference was to review the ...
