NEMO: A mission to search for and return to earth possible life forms on Europa

International Astronautical Federation - 55th International Astronautical Congress 2004

Volumn 10, Issue , 2004, Pages 6286-6294

  Powell, Jesse ^a   Powell, James ^a   Maise, George ^a   Paniagua, John ^a  

^a Plus Ultra Technologies Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICE SHEET; NUCLEAR EUROPA MOBILE OCEAN (NEMO); NUCLEAR THERMAL PROPULSION (NTP); WATER REACTOR TECHNOLOGY;

AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES; EARTH (PLANET); ELECTROLYSIS; HIGH TEMPERATURE OPERATIONS; NUCLEAR REACTORS; PLANETARY LANDERS;

SPACE APPLICATIONS;

EID: 34249111852     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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