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Nasa's progress in nuclear electric propulsion technology
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Author | Doherty, Michael P. Peecook, Keith M. Stone, James R. |
| Copyright Year | 1993 |
| Description | The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has established a requirement for Nuclear Electric Propulsion (NEP) technology for robotic planetary science mission applications with potential future evolution to systems for piloted Mars vehicles. To advance the readiness of NEP for these challenging missions, a near-term flight demonstration on a meaningful robotic science mission is very desirable. The requirements for both near-term and outer planet science missions are briefly reviewed, and the near-term baseline system established under a recent study jointly conducted by the Lewis Research Center (LeRC) and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is described. Technology issues are identified where work is needed to establish the technology for the baseline system, and technology opportunities which could provide improvement beyond baseline capabilities are discussed. Finally, the plan to develop this promising technology is presented and discussed. |
| File Size | 969071 |
| Page Count | 20 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19930022669 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t6c29t89t |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1993-06-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Spacecraft Propulsion And Power Nasa Programs Flight Tests Manned Mars Missions Nuclear Electric Propulsion Unmanned Spacecraft Propulsion System Configurations Robotics 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 |
