Spacecraft And Mission Design For The SP-100 Flight Experiment
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W. D. Deininger, R. J. Vondra. (1991), JBIS, 44, pp.217-228
Refcode: 1991.44.217
Abstract:
The exploration and intensive study of the planets of our solar system will require high-power, electrically-propelled spacecraft [1-5]. In addition, high-power, lightweight propulsion systems will be needed to transfer high mass payloads from low earth orbit to their operational orbits [6-10]. Nuclear Electric Propulsion (NEP) systems utilizing Space Reactor Power Systems (SRPS) and electric propulsion modules are being studied as options to satisfy these mission needs. Numerous mission studies have been conducted in which NEP was identified as either mission enabling or as the optimal propulsion choice [ 1-11 ]. Several studies also considered the integration of power and electric propulsion subsystems into an NEP spacecraft [1, 10, 12-17].
