NEP mission performance technology drivers
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nuclear electric propulsion↗
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Frisbee, R.
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NEP mission performance technology drivers
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nuclear electric propulsion↗
Evaluating advanced propulsion systems for the Titan explorer mission
The focus of this Integrated In-space Transportation Planning (IISTP) study was to perform an evaluation of the performance and cost benefit of several advanced propulsion technologies applied to deep space missions.
advanced propulsion Titan IISTP↗
Systems-Level Modeling of a Beam-Core Matter-Antimatter Annihilation Propulsion System
Continuing interest in assessing the feasibility of performing interstellar missions has prompted renewed interest in the beam-core matter-antimatter annihilation propulsion concept.
Systems-Level Modeling Beam-Core Matter-Animatter ↗
Evaluation of Cryogenic Power Conditioning Subsystems for Electric Propulsion Spacecraft
The power requirement of vehciles desgined to transport cargo supporting a piloted expedition to Mars is in the range of megawatts. Therefore, it is imperative that the megawatt - class power processing unit designed for high-power nuclear electric propulsion vehicles using turboalternators and advanced magnetoplasmadynamic thrusters shouls be such that the overall system efficienty is as high as possible with minimum system specific mass.
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A potassium Rankine multimegawatt nuclear electric propulsion concept
Multimegawatt nuclear electric propulsion (NEP) has been identified as a potentially attractive option for future space exploratory missions. A liquid-metal-cooled reactor, potassium Rankine power system that is being developed is suited to fulfill this application. The key features of the nuclear power system are described, and system characteristics are provided for various potential NEP power ranges and operational lifetimes. The results of recent mission studies are presented to illustrate some of the potential benefits to future space exploration to be gained from high-power NEP. Specifically, mission analyses have been performed to assess the mass and trip time performance of advanced NEP for both cargo and piloted missions to Mars.
Baumeister, E.↗