RIT-22 ion engine development - Endurance test and life prediction

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE 42nd Joint Propulsion Conference

Volumn 5, Issue , 2006, Pages 3446-3456

  Leiter, Hans J ^a   Kukies, Ralf ^a   Killinger, Rainer ^a   Bonelli, Elisa ^b   Scaranzin, Simone ^b   Scortecci, Fabrizio ^b  

^a AIRBUS GROUP INNOVATIONS   (Germany)

^b Aerospazio Tecnologie Srl Rapolano Terme   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; GALAXIES; SPACE RESEARCH; THERMAL EFFECTS;

GRIDDED ION THRUSTER; ION ENGINES; ION THRUSTER;

ION PROPULSION;

EID: 34249028625     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2006-4667     Document Type: Conference Paper

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