An overview of the results from an 8200 hour wear test of the nstar ion thruster

35th Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages

  Polk, J E ^a   Anderson, J R ^a   Brophy, J R ^a   Rawlin, V K ^a   Patterson, M J ^a   Sovey, J ^a   Hamley, J ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH (PLANET); ION PROPULSION; ORBITS; SOFTWARE TESTING; TESTING; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS; ENGINEERING MODELING; LONG SERVICE LIFE; PERFORMANCE DEGRADATION; POST-TEST ANALYSIS; PRIMARY OBJECTIVE; TECHNOLOGY VALIDATIONS; WEAR CHARACTERISTICS;

ION ENGINES;

EID: 77956748204     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.1999-2446     Document Type: Conference Paper

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