Using an Artsimovich Railgun for return from the Moon

dc.contributor.author	Sazhin, M. V
dc.contributor.author	Safonova, M. V
dc.contributor.author	Sementsov, V. N
dc.date.accessioned	2021-09-13T06:38:20Z
dc.date.available	2021-09-13T06:38:20Z
dc.date.issued	2021-05
dc.identifier.citation	Moscow University Physics Bulletin, Vol. 76, No. 3, pp. 182-185	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0027-1349
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2248/7849
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dc.description	The original publication is available at springerlink.com
dc.description.abstract	Nonstandard techniques to deliver a payload from the Moon to Earth are explored. Two approaches are compared, which are based on using a space elevator and an acceleration device, the Artsimovich railgun. The energy needed to launch a payload to a low lunar orbit and the L1 libration point in the Earth–Moon system is estimated. We conclude that the railgun is economically advantageous compared to the space elevator and standard jet technologies.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Springer	en_US
dc.relation.uri	https://doi.org/10.3103/S0027134921030097
dc.rights	© Allerton Press, Inc.
dc.subject	Development of the Moon	en_US
dc.subject	Railgun	en_US
dc.subject	Space elevator	en_US
dc.title	Using an Artsimovich Railgun for return from the Moon	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US