Development and testing of the Dawn ion propulsion system

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

Volumn 1, Issue , 2006, Pages 165-179

  Brophy, John R ^a,b,c   Etters, Michael A ^a,d   Gates, Jason ^a,e   Garner, Charles E ^a,f   Klatte, Marlin ^a,g   John Lo, C ^a,d   Marcucci, Michael G ^a,b,c   Mikes, Steve ^a,d   Pixler, Greg ^a,h   Nakazono, Barry ^a,g  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Propulsion and Materials Engineering Section   (United States)

^c AIAA   (United States)

^d Robotics and Mechanisms Group

^e Electronic Design Group   (Spain)

^f Advanced Propulsion Technology Group   (United States)

^g Propulsion and Flight Systems Group

^h ASIC Design Group

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL CONTROL AND INTERFACE UNITS (DCIU); ION PROPULSION SYSTEM (IPS); POWER PROCESSOR UNITS (PPU); THRUSTER GIMBAL ASSEMBLIES (TGA);

ASSEMBLY; VACUUM APPLICATIONS; XENON;

ION PROPULSION;

EID: 34249074735     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (7)

1. Rayman, M. D., Fraschetti, T. C., Raymond, C. A., Russell, C. T., Dawn: A Mission in Development for Exploration of Main Belt Asteroids Vesta and Ceres," Acta Astronautica 58 (2006 605-616).
2. Russell, C.T., et al., "Dawn: A Journey in Space and Time," Planetary and Space Science 52 (2004) 465-489.
3. Brophy, J. R., et al., "Ion Propulsion System (NSTAR) DS1 Technology Validation Report," JPL Publication 00-10, October 2000.
4. Rayman, M. D., "The Successful Conclusion of the Deep Space 1 Mission: Important Results Without a Flashy Title," Space Technology 23, Nos. 2-3, p. 185-196 (2003).
5. Rayman, M. D. and Varghese, P., "The Deep Space 1 Extended Mission," Acta Astronautica 48, No. 5-12, pp. 693-705 (2001).
6. Brophy, J. R., et al., "Status of the Dawn Ion Propulsion System," AIAA-2004-3433, presented at the 40th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit, 11-14 July, 2004, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
7. Brophy, J. R., et al., "Implementation of the Dawn Ion Propulsion System," AIAA 2005-4071, 41st AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit, 10-30 July, 2005, Tucson, Arizona