Antimatter Space Aerospace Propulsion Mechanical Engineering

Antimatter Space Aerospace Propulsion Mechanical Engineering

Antimatter is not only the imagining of the writers of the Star Trek science fiction series. It is a real physical phenomenon and is manufactured right here on Earth, and observed in space. The main antimatter production centers on Earth: Fermilab in Batavia, Illinois; CERN in Switzerland. Producing antimatter uses vast amounts of energy, far more than it can release in matter-antimatter annihilation reactions, so antimatter is not an energy source, but rather, a means to store energy. This process is so inefficient that antimatter will likely only be economical for uses which demand incredibly high energy density per unit mass, such as space propulsion.

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NASA: Antimatter and Fusion for Rocket Propulsion - Fusion-antimatter hybrid space propulsion systems for fast transport to Mars and beyond.
Antihydrogen - A New Energy Source? - Explains why the answer to this question is "No."
When Isaac Met Albert - Antimatter propulsion: using Newton's 3rd law combined with Einstein's E=mc^2.
Advanced Space Propulsion Study: Antiproton Annihilation Propulsion - A look at the properties of antimatter and its manufacture, storage and use.
Positronics Research, LLC - A research firm located in New Mexico, pursuing antimatter storage and utilzation for high energy applications in propulsion and medical arenas.

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