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

International Astronautical Federation - 55th International Astronautical Congress 2004

Volumn 10, Issue , 2004, Pages 6876-6887

  Fearn, David G ^a  

^a EP SOLUTIONS SA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION CONTROL; AEROSPACE VEHICLES; CATAPULTS (AIRCRAFT LAUNCHERS); COSTS; FISSION REACTIONS; NUCLEAR REACTORS; PROPELLANTS;

GRIDDED ION; NUCLEAR-ELECTRIC MISSIONS; THRUST DENSITIES; THRUST DENSITY;

SPACECRAFT EQUIPMENT;

EID: 34249073065     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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