Developmental efforts conducted under NASA-Marshall aegis toward on-orbit assembly for manned Mars mission transfer vehicles (MTV) are presented. The MTV types considered encompass those with cryogenic/aerobraking propulsion, all-cryogenic propulsion, nuclear-thermal propulsion (NTP), nuclear-electric propulsion (NEP), and solar-electric propulsion (SEP). Attention is given to NTP, NEP, and SEP MTVs, in light of the requirements posed by the assembly environment and assembly platform designs. Much important design-related information is being derived from the Long Duration Exposure Facility.
On-orbit assembly of Mars transfer vehicles
International SAMPE Technical Conference ; 1991 ; Kiamesha Lake, NY, United States
01.01.1991
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
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Englisch