Propulsion options for missions to near-earth objects

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 517-528

  Sforza, Pasquale M ^a   Remo, John L ^b  

^a POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Quantametrics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC PROPULSION; NUCLEAR PROPULSION; SPACE FLIGHT;

NEAR EARTH OBJECTS (NEOS); NUCLEAR ELECTRIC PROPULSION; NUCLEAR THERMAL PROPULSION;

SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

EID: 0030257752     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0094-5765(97)85432-X     Document Type: Article

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