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A lunar-based spacecraft propulsion concept—The ion beam sailBrown et al., 2007
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- Brown I
- Lane J
- Youngquist R
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- Acta Astronautica
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We describe a concept for spacecraft propulsion by means of an energetic ion beam, with the ion source fixed at the spacecraft starting point (eg, a lunar-based ion beam generator) and not onboard the vessel. This approach avoids the substantial mass penalty associated …
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