The Rover/NERVA engine system is to be used as a reference, against which each of the other concepts presented in the workshop will be compared. The following topics are reviewed: the operational characteristics of the nuclear thermal rocket (NTR); the accomplishments of the Rover/NERVA programs; and performance characteristics of the NERVA-type systems for both Mars and lunar mission applications. Also, the issues of ground testing, NTR safety, NASA's nuclear propulsion project plans, and NTR development cost estimates are briefly discussed.
Nuclear Thermal Rocket Workshop Reference System Rover/NERVA
1991
40 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Nuclear Propulsion , Extraterrestrial Exploration , Astronautics , Mission planning , Nuclear engine for rocket vehicles , Nuclear propulsion , Propulsion system configurations , Propulsion system performance , Rocket engine design , Project planning , Research and development , Research projects , Conferences , Cost estimates , Ground tests , Lunar exploration , Manned mars missions , Nasa programs , Project management , Reactor safety , Technology assessment
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