Bethe Lecture: Testing space propulsion on Earth
October 31, 2023
October 31, 2023
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 31 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
For humans to travel the solar system, we first need to be liberated from Earth's orbit. High power electric propulsion and nuclear propulsion systems offer promise in getting us off Earth, but how do we practically test these powerful engines on the ground?
John Foster
Physicist and engineer John Foster, who thinks hard on how to mimic space travel on earth, will give the fall 2023 . . .
For humans to travel the solar system, we first need to be liberated from Earth's orbit. High power electric propulsion and nuclear propulsion systems offer promise in getting us off Earth, but how do we practically test these powerful engines on the ground?
John Foster
Physicist and engineer John Foster, who thinks hard on how to mimic space travel on earth, will give the fall 2023 . . .