Performance evaluation of the prototype-model NEXT ion thruster

Collection of Technical Papers - 43rd AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference

Volumn 2, Issue , 2007, Pages 2035-2048

  Herman, Daniel A ^a,b,c   Soulas, George C ^a,c,d   Patterson, Michael J ^a,c,d  

^a NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b ASRC Aerospace   (United States)

^c AIAA   (United States)

^d Propulsion and Propellants Branch   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING MODEL THRUSTERS; ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING COMPLIANCE; NEXT ION ENGINE;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NASA; RAPID PROTOTYPING; SPACE FLIGHT;

ION PROPULSION;

EID: 36749014620     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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