High-pressure cryogenic hydrogen storage system for a Mars sample return mission

Cryogenics

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 815-822

  Mueller, P J ^a   Batty, J C ^a   Zubrin, R M ^a,b  

^a Utah State University   (United States)

^b LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Liquid hydrogen; Solid hydrogen; Space cryogenics; Spacecraft design

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYOGENICS; HYDROGEN; METHANE; OXYGEN; PROPELLANTS; SPACE FLIGHT; SPACECRAFT; STORAGE (MATERIALS); TANKS (CONTAINERS);

HYDROGEN STORAGE; LIQUID HYDROGEN; SOLID HYDROGEN; SPACE CRYOGENICS; SPACE MISSIONS; SPACECRAFT DESIGN;

CRYOGENIC EQUIPMENT;

EID: 0030269589     PISSN: 00112275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0011-2275(96)00044-6     Document Type: Article

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