A comparison of electric propulsion systems for mars exploration

39th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages

  Fiehler, Douglas ^a   Oleson, Steve ^a  

^a NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH-MARS TRAJECTORIES; ELECTRIC PROPULSION SYSTEMS; ION PROPULSION SYSTEMS; ION THRUSTER; MARS EXPLORATION; SOLAR-POWERED; SPACECRAFT CONFIGURATIONS; TRAJECTORY OPTIMIZATION;

HALL THRUSTERS; INTERPLANETARY FLIGHT; ION PROPULSION; MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS; SOLAR ENERGY; SPACECRAFT POWER SUPPLIES;

PROPULSION;

EID: 84897585255     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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