Ion propulsion development projects in U.S.: Space Electric Rocket Test I to Deep Space 1

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 517-526

  Sovey, J S ^a   Rawlin, V K ^a   Patterson, M J ^a  

^a NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION SATELLITES; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; ION BEAMS; ROCKET ENGINES; XENON;

BEAM NEUTRALIZATION;

ION PROPULSION;

EID: 0035330953     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.5806     Document Type: Article

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