Evaluation of solar electric propulsion technologies for discovery-class missions

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 399-411

  Oh, David Y ^a,b,c  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Astronomy and Exploration Concepts Group   (United States)

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIGITAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; INTERFACES (COMPUTER); MILITARY ENGINEERING; SOLAR EQUIPMENT;

COST-CAPPED MISSIONS; DISCOVERY-CLASS MISSIONS; ELECTRIC PROPULSION SYSTEMS; STATE-OF-THE-ART SYSTEMS; XENON THRUSTERS;

ELECTRIC PROPULSION;

EID: 34248368557     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.21613     Document Type: Article

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