TAU - A mission to a thousand astronomical units

19th International Electric Propulsion Conference, 1987

Volumn , Issue , 1987, Pages

  Nock, K T ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; ELECTRIC PROPULSION; SPACECRAFT POWER SUPPLIES;

ASTRONOMICAL UNITS; ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES; MEASUREMENTS OF; NUCLEAR ELECTRIC PROPULSION; PRIMARY OBJECTIVE; SPACE PLASMA PHYSICS; SPACE POWER; SPACECRAFT SYSTEM;

PROPULSION;

EID: 84991110524     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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