Systems are explored in regard to systems analyses and mission profiles that arise as result of recently acquired abilities to economically compute low-thrust and mixed high- and low-thrust trajectories; using vehicle system mass required on Earth parking orbit as optimizing criterion, round-trip missions to Mars in 1980 are considered with variations in propulsion modes and probable power output (power-system reliability), and with trajectory shaping; effects of mixed high-thrust and low-thrust operation are discussed as well as influence of power-system available power profile, maintenance, and reliability.
Study of electric propulsion for manned mars missions
J Spacecraft Rockets
Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets ; 4 , n 4
1967
7 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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