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Fission technology for exploring and utilizing the solar system
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Hrbub, Ivana Martin Sr., James Dickens, Ricky Houts, Mike Pedersen, Kevin VanDyke, Melissa Salvail, Pat Godfroy, Tom |
| Copyright Year | 2000 |
| Description | Fission technology can enable rapid, affordable access to any point in the solar system. Potential fission-based transportation options include bimodal nuclear thermal rockets, high specific energy propulsion systems, and pulsed fission propulsion systems. In-space propellant re-supply enhances the effective performance of all systems, but requires significant infrastructure development. Safe, timely, affordable utilization of first-generation space fission propulsion systems will enable the development of more advanced systems. First generation space systems will build on over 45 years of US and international space fission system technology development to minimize cost, |
| File Size | 282874 |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2000-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Spacecraft Propulsion And Power Propellants Nuclear Fuels Propulsion System Performance Nuclear Propulsion Uranium 238 Space Exploration Propulsion System Configurations Fission Aerospace Engineering Spacecraft Propulsion Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
