Advanced propulsion for space solar power satellites

35th Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages

  Oleson, Steve ^a  

^a NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; CRYOGENICS; EARTH (PLANET); ELECTRIC PROPULSION; HALL THRUSTERS; LAUNCH VEHICLES; ORBITS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER SATELLITES; SPACE PLATFORMS; SPACECRAFT PROPULSION; TOWERS; TUGBOATS;

CHEMICAL PROPULSION; CHEMICAL SYSTEMS; EARTH-TO-ORBIT TRANSPORTATION; OPERATIONS COST; PROPULSION SYSTEM; PULSED INDUCTIVE THRUSTERS; SPACE SOLAR POWER SATELLITE; STATION-KEEPING;

PROPULSION;

EID: 20344381496     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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