Beginning with the Exploration Systems Architecture Study in 2005, NASA has conducted various mission architecture studies to evaluate implementation options for the U.S. Space Policy. Several of the studies examined the use of Fission Surface Power (FSP) systems for human missions to the lunar and Martian surface. This paper summarizes the FSP concepts developed under four different NASA-sponsored architecture studies: Lunar Architecture Team, Mars Architecture Team, Lunar Surface Systems/Constellation Architecture Team, and International Architecture Working Group-Power Function Team.
A Summary of NASA Architecture Studies Utilizing Fission Surface Power Technology
Eigth Annual International Energy Conversion and Engineering Conference ; 2010 ; Nashville, TN, United States
2011-04-01
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