The application of gridded ion thrusters to high thrust, high specific impulse nuclear-electric missions

JBIS - Journal British Interplanetary Society

Volumn 58, Issue 7-8, 2005, Pages 257-267

  Fearn, David G ^a  

^a EP SOLUTIONS SA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Electric propulsion: ion propulsion; High specific impulse; Ion thrusters; Mars missions; Nuclear electric propulsion; Nuclear power

Indexed keywords

HIGH SPECIFIC IMPULSE; ION THRUSTERS; MARS MISSIONS; NUCLEAR ELECTRIC PROPULSION;

ELECTRIC PROPULSION; ION PROPULSION; MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR PROPULSION; NUCLEAR REACTORS; THRUST BEARINGS;

SPACE RESEARCH;

EID: 20744432910     PISSN: 0007084X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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