Difference between revisions of "Tether"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Exoplatz.org>Cfrjlr (clarify energy / propellant input needed) |
Exoplatz.org>Strangelv m (adding stub tag) |
||
| Line 13: | Line 13: | ||
External link: http://www.tethers.com | External link: http://www.tethers.com | ||
| + | |||
| + | {{stub}} | ||
[[Category:Transportation]] | [[Category:Transportation]] | ||
Revision as of 12:05, 4 January 2007
Possibly the simplest and most elegant approach is the method of momentum exchange by tethers, from Tethers Unlimited.
This could be built fairly easily, possibly cheaper than building a mass driver on the Moon.
http://www.tethers.com/papers/CislunarAIAAPaper.pdf
It has an advantage over mass driver in that it can be used to soft land on
the Moon as well as depart from the Moon.
If the energy imparted by the cargo is balanced, the tether would require little if any energy input and minimal propellant usage
External link: http://www.tethers.com
| This article is a stub. You can help Spacepedia by expanding it or sorting it into the correct stub subcategory. |
