REP concept feasibility study

International Astronautical Federation - 55th International Astronautical Congress 2004

Volumn 4, Issue , 2004, Pages 2756-2764

  Edwards, Daryl A ^a   Ensworth, Clinton B F ^a   Goodnight, Thomas W ^a   Sheehe, Charles J ^a   Wiersma, Stephen C ^a   Adamsen II, Paul B ^b   Frank, Larry ^b  

^a NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION; RADIOISOTOPES; SPACE RESEARCH; SPACECRAFT; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

PLANETARY EXPLORATION; RADIOISOTOPE ELECTRIC PROPULSION (REP); RADIOISOTOPE POWER SUPPLY;

NUCLEAR PROPULSION;

EID: 34249112221     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (6)

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