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Nuclear electric propulsion application: rasc mission robotic exploration of venus
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Borowski, Stanley K. Packard, Thomas W. McGuire, Melissa L. |
| Copyright Year | 2004 |
| Description | The following paper documents the mission and systems analysis portion of a study in which Nuclear Electric Propulsion (NEP) is used as the in-space transportation system to send a series of robotic rovers and atmospheric science airplanes to Venus in the 2020 to 2030 timeframe. As part of the NASA RASC (Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts) program, this mission analysis is meant to identify future technologies and their application to far reaching NASA missions. The NEP systems and mission analysis is based largely on current technology state of the art assumptions. This study looks specifically at the performance of the NEP transfer stage when sending a series of different payload package point design options to Venus orbit. |
| File Size | 886808 |
| Page Count | 12 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20040129588 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t21c6z18m |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2004-08-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Astrodynamics Propulsion System Performance Nuclear Electric Propulsion Systems Analysis Nasa Space Programs Aerospace Systems Robotics Space Transportation Venus Planet Launch Vehicles Space Missions Low Earth Orbits Specific Impulse Space Exploration Expendable Stages Spacecraft Payloads Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
