Immediate applications will be limited to attitude control and trajectory correction using auxiliary power supplies, such as batteries, solar cells, solar thermionic and thermoelectric systems, and earlier Snap systems; comparison of specific weights and power levels of some present and future space power sources; it is concluded that turboelectric, thermionic, and MHD power conversion all show promise of achieving performance required for advanced electric-propulsion missions.


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    Title :

    Developing electric-propulsion powerplants


    Additional title:

    Astronautics Aerospace Eng


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    1963


    Size :

    12 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


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