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Nuclear thermal propulsion for advanced space exploration
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Borowski, S. K. Kim, T. Hickman, R. R. George, J. A. Houts, M. G. Gerrish, H. P. Adams, R. B. Broadway, J. W. Emrich, W. J. |
| Copyright Year | 2012 |
| Description | The fundamental capability of Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (NTP) is game changing for space exploration. A first generation Nuclear Cryogenic Propulsion Stage (NCPS) based on NTP could provide high thrust at a specific impulse above 900 s, roughly double that of state of the art chemical engines. Characteristics of fission and NTP indicate that useful first generation systems will provide a foundation for future systems with extremely high performance. The role of the NCPS in the development of advanced nuclear propulsion systems could be analogous to the role of the DC-3 in the development of advanced aviation. Progress made under the NCPS project could help enable both advanced NTP and advanced Nuclear Electric Propulsion (NEP). |
| File Size | 3051296 |
| Page Count | 27 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20120014974 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t4sj6gd7c |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2012-05-07 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Spacecraft Propulsion And Power Nuclear Propulsion Nuclear Electric Propulsion Propulsion System Configurations Rover Project Fission Spacecraft Propulsion Cermets Simulation Graphite Nuclear Engine for Rocket Vehicles Cryogenics Rocket Thrust Specific Impulse Simulators Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
