Ion engine development for interstellar precursor missions

35th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages

  Patterson, Michael J ^a   Roman, Robert F ^a   Foster, John E ^a  

^a NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONVERSION; EXTRACTION; ION ENGINES; KRYPTON; XENON;

ENGINE CONFIGURATION; ENGINE DEVELOPMENT; ENGINE PERFORMANCE; EXTRACTION SYSTEMS; HIGH SPECIFIC IMPULSE; INTERSTELLAR PROBES; ION-CURRENT MEASUREMENT; MANUFACTURING CONSTRAINT;

IONS;

EID: 85088760326     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2000-3811     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (9)

1. Personal communication, Johnson, L., NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, March 2000.
2. Personal communication, Pinero, L., NASA Glenn Research Center, March 1999.
3. Patterson, M.J., "Low-Isp Derated Ion Thruster Operation, " AIAA Paper No. 92-3203, July 1992.
4. Patterson, M.J. and Rawlin, V.K., "Performance of 10-kW Class Xenon Ion Thrusters, " AIAA Paper No. 88-2914, July 1988. Also NASA TM-101292.
5. Pinero, L.R., Patterson, M.J., and Satterwhite, V.E., "Power Console Development for NASA's Electric Propulsion Outreach Program, " IEPC Paper No. 93-250, September 1993.
6. Rawlin, V.K., et al., "NSTAR Flight Thruster Qualification Testing, " AIAA Paper No. 98-3936, July 1998.
7. Patterson, M.J., et al., "Space Station Cathode Design, Performance, and Operating Specifications, " IEPC Paper No. 97-170, August 1997.
8. Patterson, M.J. and Williams, G.J., "Krypton Ion Thruster Performance, " AIAA Paper No. 92-3144. Also NASATM-I05818.
9. Soulas, G. C, et al., "Titanium Optics for Ion Thrusters, " IEPC Paper No. 99-149, December 1999. Also NASA TM 1999-209650.