Pluto Orbiter/lander/sample return missions using the MITEE nuclear engine

IEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings

Volumn 1, Issue , 2003, Pages 467-489

  Powell, Jamcs ^a   Maise, George ^a   Paniagua, John ^a  

^a Plus Ultra Technologies Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL PROPULSION; DATA COLLECTION; MANUFACTURING UNITS; MISSION ARCHITECTURES; MULTIPLE HOPS; NUCLEAR THERMAL PROPULSION; SAMPLE RETURN; WARM WATER;

ENGINES; NUCLEAR PROPULSION; PROBES; PROPELLANTS; SPACECRAFT;

SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

EID: 84879350273     PISSN: 1095323X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/AERO.2003.1235077     Document Type: Conference Paper

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