Spacecraft electric propulsion - An overview

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 688-699

  Martinez Sanchez, M ^a,c   Pollard, J E ^b,d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b AEROSPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

^c Dept of Aero and Astronautics ^*  (United States)

^d Technol Operations Mechanics P   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC PROPULSION; SPACE FLIGHT;

ELECTRIC THRUSTERS;

SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

EID: 0032163846     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.5331     Document Type: Review

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