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Quick trips to mars
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Author | Hornung, R. |
| Copyright Year | 1991 |
| Description | The design of a Mars Mission Vehicle that would have to be launched by two very heavy lift launch vehicles is described along with plans for a mission to Mars. The vehicle has three nuclear engine for rocket vehicle application (NERVA) boosters with a fourth in the center that acts as a dual mode system. The fourth generates electrical power while in route, but it also helps lift the vehicle out of earth orbit. A Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV), a Mars transfer vehicle stage, and a Mars Excursion Vehicle (MEV) are located on the front end of this vehicle. Other aspects of this research including aerobraking, heat shielding, nuclear thermal rocket engines, a mars mission summary, closed Brayton cycle with and without regeneration, liquid hydrogen propellant storage, etc. are addressed. |
| File Size | 565829 |
| Page Count | 14 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19920001893 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t9770d17n |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1991-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Spacecraft Propulsion And Power Propellant Storage Nuclear Propulsion Mars Planet Mars Excursion Module Closed Cycles Brayton Cycle Nuclear Rocket Engines Spacecraft Propulsion Spacecraft Components Nuclear Engine for Rocket Vehicles Interplanetary Spacecraft Heat Shielding Aerobraking Liquid Hydrogen Heavy Lift Launch Vehicles Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
