The ulysses mission: The ion propulsion alternative

JBIS - Journal of the British Interplanetary Society

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 181-192

  Fearn, D G ^a  

^a DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH VELOCITY; ION PROPULSION SYSTEMS; ION THRUSTER SYSTEMS; POLAR REGIONS; SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY; ULYSSES MISSION; ULYSSES SPACECRAFT; UPPER STAGES;

MANNED SPACE FLIGHT; SPACE SHUTTLES; SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

ION PROPULSION;

EID: 20744445668     PISSN: 0007084X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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