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Accommodation of nuclear power and propulsion concepts
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Author | Stevenson, Steven M. Thomas, J. Kelley Bolch, Wesley e. |
| Copyright Year | 1990 |
| Description | The use of nuclear systems for propulsion and power are being examined as system options for implementing the lunar and Mars human exploration missions currently being studied by NASA. Systems might include nuclear electric propulsion (NEP) and nuclear thermal rocket (NTR) vehicles, operating reactors on coorbiting platforms, radioisotope thermoelectric generators, and others. The space station, as a transportation node, would have to store, assemble, launch and refurbish elements containing these systems. Care must be taken to safeguard humans from the radiation imposed by these systems, in addition to the naturally occuring background of the space environment. Key issues need to be identified early to enable their proper consideration in planning activities and the baseline space station design. A study was conducted over the past year with Texas A&M University to identify and explore key issues and quantify findings in a way useful to the Space Station Program. |
| File Size | 984500 |
| Page Count | 31 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20030063195 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t79s6nz1m |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1990-05-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Spacecraft Propulsion And Power Structural Design Nuclear Propulsion Flight Crews Thermoelectric Generators Nuclear Electric Power Generation Radiation Dosage Spacecraft Propulsion International Space Station Biological Effects Systems Engineering Safety Management Radiation Shielding Extraterrestrial Radiation Nuclear Reactors Radioisotope Batteries Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |