Loading...
Please wait, while we are loading the content...
Similar Documents
The 20 kwe nep flight system
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Author | Gilland, Jim |
| Copyright Year | 1993 |
| Description | A low-power, near-term nuclear electric propulsion (NEP) system was proposed as a useful interim system for near-term space exploration. Although the ultimate goal of a 100 kWe class, low specific mass for planetary exploration remains, application of the technologies that are currently mature to earlier missions of interest has grown at the higher levels of NASA. In response to this interest, a study of low-power system and mission options was initiated, with the Nuclear Propulsion Office serving to coordinate system activities. A nominal 20 kWe system using Brayton power conversion was selected by the joint NASA/DOE Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion team; however, other power levels and system options will be considered. NASA's Office of Space Science and Applications has expressed interest in exploiting NEP's mission capabilities, both in the near-term and for more difficult, later missions. Technologies considered mature for this type of system are the SP-100 reactor, Brayton dynamic power conversion, and 30 cm ion thrusters, all of which have extensive ground demonstration backgrounds. |
| File Size | 422661 |
| Page Count | 15 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19930017794 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t3tt9j61j |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1993-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Spacecraft Propulsion And Power Mass Propulsion System Performance Nuclear Electric Propulsion Mission Planning Brayton Cycle Space Exploration Propulsion System Configurations Space Power Reactors 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 |
