Paper presents status of efforts on electric propulsion over past several years at Jet Propulsion Laboratory; low-thrust mission analysis and two basic elements, simulation of system under study, and data production and presentation for system design; both elements have passed through significant development; study to determine feasibility of developing large arrays, meeting goal of 50 lb/kw and development of three array techniques under study, semirigid panel concept, aluminum concentrator panel, and folding modular solar-array concept.


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    Title :

    Spacecraft electric propulsion -- Now


    Additional title:

    Astronautics Aeronautics


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    Publication date :

    1968


    Size :

    10 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


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