Next generation ion engines: mission performances
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Noca, M.
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Next generation ion engines: mission performances
Significant technology advances over the NSTAR DS1 ion engine were sought, especially an increase in specific impulse, total impulse, power and efficiency, and a decrease in propulsion dry mass. Two ion engine designs, one based on a derivative of the NSTAR 30-cm and the other one based on a 40-cm ion engine design, were identified as potential next generation technologies. This paper summarizes the characteristics of the three technologies in question, and their mission performances for Solar System Exploration and Primitive Bodies Exploration missions.
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Reaching the outer planets with nuclear electric propulsion: trades, sensitivities and the case for a Neptune System Explorer
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NEP mission performance technology drivers
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NEP mission performance technology drivers
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Ion thrusters and LFAs for outer planet exploration
Given the recent advancements in power generation, waste heat rejection systems and electric propulsion, a reassessment of the benefits of Nuclear Electric Propulsion (NEP) is provided.
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Advanced electric propulsion for outer planet exploration
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Evaluating advanced propulsion systems for the Titan explorer mission
The focus of this Integrated In-space Transportation Planning (IISTP) study was to perform an evaluation of the performance and cost benefit of several advanced propulsion technologies applied to deep space missions.
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Evolutionary strategy for the use of nuclear electric propulsion in planetary exploration
This paper focuses on Nuclear Electric Propulsion (NEP) as a means to transport large payloads to targets in the solar system which are energetically difficult to reach.
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Nuclear Electric Propulsion for the Exploration of the Outer Planets
New power and propulsion technology efforts such as the DS-1 ion propulsion system demonstration and renewed interest in space nuclear power sources call for a reassessment of the mission benefits of Nuclear Electric Propulsion (NEP). In this study, a large emphasis has been placed in defining the NEP vehicle configuration and corresponding subsystem elements in order to produce an estimate of the vehicle's payload delivery capability which is as credible as possible. Both a 100 kWe and a 1 MWe system are defined. Various Outer Planet missions are evaluated using NEP, such as a Pluto Orbiter, a Europa Lander and Sample Return, attain/Saturn Sample Return and a Neptune Orbiter. Additional information is contained in the original extended abstract.
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ARISE Antenna
Supermassive black holes are among the most spectacular objects in the Universe, and are laboratories for physics in extreme conditions.
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Negative C3 Launch Options for Solar System Exploration
Low thrust trajectory analyses were used to examine the feasibility of using solar electronic propulsion for Earth escape from a negative C3 launch for deep space missions in order to significantly increase the net delivered mass capability of inexpensive launch vehicles.
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