Interstellar probe: Breakthrough science enabled by nuclear propulsion

International Astronautical Federation - 55th International Astronautical Congress 2004

Volumn 4, Issue , 2004, Pages 2736-2746

  Zurbuchen, T H ^a   Prashant, P ^a   Gallimore, A ^a   Scheeres, D ^a   Murphy, N ^b   Zank, G ^c   Malhotra, R ^d   Funsten, H ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c University of California   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^e LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GALAXIES; LUNAR MISSIONS; NASA; NUCLEAR PROPULSION; NUCLEAR REACTORS;

HELIOSPHERIC INTERFACE; INTERSTELLAR PROBE;

SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

EID: 34249104513     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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