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Recent advances in nuclear powered electric propulsion for space exploration
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Russell, Derrek Houts, Michael G. Oleson, Steven R. Cassady, R. Joseph Sengupta, Anita Frisbee, Robert H. Maresse-Reading, Colleen M. Polk, James E. Gilland, James H. LaPointe, Michael R. |
| Copyright Year | 2007 |
| Description | Nuclear and radioisotope powered electric thrusters are being developed as primary in-space propulsion systems for potential future robotic and piloted space missions. Possible applications for high power nuclear electric propulsion include orbit raising and maneuvering of large space platforms, lunar and Mars cargo transport, asteroid rendezvous and sample return, and robotic and piloted planetary missions, while lower power radioisotope electric propulsion could significantly enhance or enable some future robotic deep space science missions. This paper provides an overview of recent U.S. high power electric thruster research programs, describing the operating principles, challenges, and status of each technology. Mission analysis is presented that compares the benefits and performance of each thruster type for high priority NASA missions. The status of space nuclear power systems for high power electric propulsion is presented. The paper concludes with a discussion of power and thruster development strategies for future radioisotope electric propulsion systems, |
| File Size | 3459041 |
| Page Count | 81 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20070031879 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t42r8t25c |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2007-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Spacecraft Propulsion And Power Nasa Programs Electric Propulsion Propulsion System Performance Space Missions Deep Space Nuclear Electric Propulsion Sample Return Missions Space Exploration Propulsion System Configurations Robotics Large Space Structures Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
