NASA NTRS · 20060042308
A Segmented Ion Engine Design for Solar Elctric Propulsion Systems
Abstract
Solar electric xenon ion propulsion can be used to deliver a substantial quantity of science instruments in rendezvous missions to small bodies such as comets and main belt asteroids with an Atlas IIAS launch vehicle. The performance of the ion propulsion system enables it to deliver typically more than twice the total mass to the destination in less than half the trip time relative to a chemical/ballistic approach using the same launch vehicle.
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Brophy, J. R.. 1994-01-01. A Segmented Ion Engine Design for Solar Elctric Propulsion Systems. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20060042308
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