Primary Intelligence Asset

NASA FRC Space Propulsion Concept 1990

Declassified Public record OCR verified
INTEL

Executive Summary

1990 NASA Technical Memorandum by Schulze et al. proposing FRC reactors for space propulsion. It represents the early, public conceptualization of the technology that would later be militarized.
Analysis Confidence: High
ST_CODE: DA37ED

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Source ID

DOC-NASA-FRC

Process Date

8/9/2026

Integrity Hash

SHA256-x3pz51vyat9...

Indexer Status

COMPLETE

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INTRODUCTION

N91-28217 Space Fusion Energy Conversion usinga Field Reversed Configuration Reactor ANew Technical Approachfor Space Propulsionand Power PENNSTATESPACETRANSPORTATIONPROPULSION TECHNOLOGYSYMPOSIUM JUNE25-29,1990 Norman R.Schulze,NASAHeadquarters George H.Miley,Universityof Illinois John F.Santarius,Universityof Wisconsin 453 SPACEFUSIONENERGYCONVERSION USINGA FIELDREVERSEDCONFIGURATION REACTOR ANEWTECHNICALAPPROACHFORSPACE PROPULSIONANDPOWER N.R.SCHULZE G.H.MILEY J.F.SANTARIUS THECONTENTSOFTHISPAPERREFLECTTHEOPINIONOFTHEINDIVIDUALAUTHORS,NOTNECESSARILY THATOFTHEORGANIZATIONSTOWHOMTHEYREPORT

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1990 NASA Technical Memorandum by Schulze et al. proposing FRC reactors for space propulsion. It represents the early, public conceptualization of the technology that would later be militarized.
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