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The mpd thruster program at jpl
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Goodfellow, Keith Polk Sr., James Pivirotto Sr., Thomas Barnett, John |
| Copyright Year | 1991 |
| Description | The main topics covered include: (1) the Space Exploration Initiative (SEI) context; (2) critical issues of MPD Thruster design; and (3) the Magnetoplasmadynamic (MPD) Thruster Program at JPL. Under the section on the SEI context the nuclear electric propulsion system and some electric thruster options are addressed. The critical issues of MPD Thruster development deal with the requirements, status, and approach taken. The following areas are covered with respect to the MPD Thruster Program at JPL: (1) the radiation-cooled MPD thruster; (2) the High-Current Cathode Test Facility; (3) thruster component thermal modeling; and (4) alkali metal propellant studies. |
| File Size | 312246 |
| Page Count | 12 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19920000828 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t7gr1tg45 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1991-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Spacecraft Propulsion And Power Nasa Programs Test Facilities Electric Rocket Engines Plasma Propulsion High Current Alkali Metals Nuclear Electric Propulsion Space Exploration Metal Propellants Magnetoplasmadynamics Cathodes Spacecraft Propulsion Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
