This presentation provides an overview of NASA Exploration Team's (NEXT) vision of in-space transportation in the future. Hurdles facing in-space transportation include affordable power sources, crew health and safety, optimized robotic and human operations and space systems performance. Topics covered include: exploration of Earth's neighborhood, Earth's neighborhood architecture and elements, Mars mission trajectory options, delta-v variations, Mars mission duration options, Mars mission architecture, nuclear electric propulsion advantages and miscellaneous technology needs.
NASA Exploration Team (NExT) In-Space Transportation Overview
2002
19 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Extraterrestrial Exploration , Electric & Ion Propulsion , Mission planning , Space exploration , Mars missions , Spacecrews , Space transportation , Nasa programs , Mars(Planet) , Nuclear electric propulsion , Aerospace safety , Aerospace medicine , Systems engineering , Computer programs , Robots , Trajectories
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