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Mars manned fusion spaceship
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Hedrick Sr., James Jensen, Eric Buchholtz, Brent Ward, Paul Freuh, Jim |
| Copyright Year | 1991 |
| Description | Fusion Propulsion has an enormous potential for space exploration in the near future. In the twenty-first century, a usable and efficient fusion rocket will be developed and in use. Because of the great distance between other planets and Earth, efficient use of time, fuel, and payload is essential. A nuclear spaceship would provide greater fuel efficiency, less travel time, and a larger payload. Extended missions would give more time for research, experiments, and data acquisition. With the extended mission time, a need for an artificial environment exists. The topics of magnetic fusion propulsion, living modules, artificial gravity, mass distribution, space connection, and orbital transfer to Mars are discussed. The propulsion system is a magnetic fusion reactor based on a tandem mirror design. This allows a faster, shorter trip time and a large thrust to weight ratio. The fuel proposed is a mixture of deuterium and helium-3. Helium-3 can be obtained from lunar mining. There will be minimal external radiation from the reactor resulting in a safe, efficient propulsion system. |
| File Size | 547756 |
| Page Count | 11 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19910013919 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t43r5s20q |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1991-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Spacecraft Propulsion And Power Deuterium Nuclear Propulsion Mirror Fusion Mass Distribution Fusion Reactors Tritium Spacecraft Propulsion Nuclear Fuels Nuclear Fusion Transfer Orbits Tandem Mirrors Manned Mars Missions Artificial Gravity Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
