A feasibility study considering the exploitation of a near Earth asteroid was performed. The power requirements and proposed power systems for the crew vehicle, cargo vehicles, mining and processing equipment are described. A photovoltaic power system was selected to meet the 52.1 kWe and the 3.9 kWe power requirements of the crew and cargo vehicles, respectively. A nuclear power plant using a thermodynamic Rankine cycle with a total mass of 62.1 tons was chosen to provide the 7.225 MWe and the 5.5 MWth required for the mining and processing activities at the asteroid.


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    Titel :

    Power Supply for a Manned International Asteroid Mission


    Beteiligte:
    S. Weingartner (Autor:in) / H. K. Nahra (Autor:in) / L. L. Kohout (Autor:in) / M. Larin (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1991


    Format / Umfang :

    6 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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