The Transportation Working Group (TWG) was chartered by the NASA Exploration Team (NEXT) to conceptualize, define, and advocate within NASA the space transportation architectures and technologies required to enable the human and robotic exploration and development of space envisioned by the NEXT. In 2002, the NEXT tasked the TWG to assess exploration space transportation requirements versus current and prospective Earth-to-Orbit (ETO) and in-space transportation systems, technologies, and research, in order to identify investment gaps and recommend priorities. The result was a study now being incorporated into future planning by the NASA Space Architect and supporting organizations. This paper documents the process used to identify exploration space transportation investment gaps, as well as the group's recommendations for closing these gaps and prioritizing areas of future investment for NASA work on advanced propulsion systems.
Future Space Transportation Technology: Prospects and Priorities
2003
12 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Transportation Safety , Air Transportation , Astronautics , Space transportation , Nasa space programs , Space exploration , Propulsion system configurations , Technology utilization , Low earth orbits , Propulsion system performance , Ion propulsion , Solar thermal propulsion , Fusion , Solar sails , Magnetoplasmadynamic thrusters
Future Space Transportation Technology: Prospects and Priorities
British Library Conference Proceedings | 2003
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