Application is examined in terms of vehicle integration problems; payload and velocity requirements for Mars round trip missions are used to establish propulsion system constraints; graphite and metallic reactors are considered, and effect of engine restart capability on mission profile and vehicle configuration are included; vehicle preliminary designs were prepared to study compatibility with Saturn V launch vehicles and Earth orbital assembly; design description for case of four man crew and 15 mo mission duration.
Application of nuclear rocket propulsion to manned Mars spacecraft
AIAA -- Eng Problems Manned Interplanetary Exploration -- Tech Paper
AIAA Meeting -- Engineering Problems of Manned Interplanetary Exploration ; 1963 Nuclear
1963
17 pages
Conference paper
English
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Nuclear propulsion for manned Mars expedition.
NTRS | 1967
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AIAA | 1967
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