Advanced ion propulsion systems for affordable deep-space missions

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 52, Issue 2-6, 2003, Pages 309-316

  Brophy, John ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ION PROPULSION; PROPELLANTS; ROCKET ENGINES; SOLAR SYSTEM; SPACECRAFT;

DEEP-SPACE MISSIONS;

SPACE RESEARCH;

EID: 0037240546     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0094-5765(02)00170-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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