NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) : Rapid pdf

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) : Rapid

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The operational characteristics of the Exhaust-Modulated Plasma Rocket are described. Four basic human and robotic mission scenarios to Mars are analyzed using numerical optimization techniques at variable specific impulse and constant power. The device is well suited for ‘split-sprint’ missions, allowing fast, one-way low-payload human transits of 90 to 104 days, as well as slower, 180-day, high-payload robotic precursor flights. Abort capabilities, essential for human missions, are also explored

• Creator/s: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS
• Date: 3/1/1995
• Year: 1995
• Book Topics/Themes: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), MARS (PLANET), MARS EXPLORATION, ROBOTICS, PLASMA PROPULSION, MARS PROBES, EARTH-MARS TRAJECTORIES, MISSION PLANNING, MANNED MARS MISSIONS, PAYLOADS, SPECIFIC IMPULSE, TRAJECTORY OPTIMIZATION, PROPULSION SYSTEM PERFORMANCE, PROPULSION SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS, Chang-Diaz, Franklin R., Braden, Ellen, Johnson, Ivan, Hsu, Michael M., Yang, Tien Fang

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