Systems considerations and design options for microspacecraft propulsion systems

35th Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages 1-23

  Ketsdever, Andrew D ^a   Mueller, Juergen ^b  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT TRANSFER;

DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS; DESIGN OPTION; DEVICE PERFORMANCE; ION FORMATION; ION THRUSTER; MICRO SPACECRAFTS; NOZZLE FLOW; PROPULSION SYSTEM;

PROPULSION;

EID: 84963854335     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.1999-2723     Document Type: Conference Paper

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