Family of indirect transfer trajectories between circular orbits is used to evaluate mass ratio required to complete round-trip interplanetary missions; results indicate that trajectories yield substantial reductions in total time for low and high thrust vehicles, and that space vehicles propelled with electric rockets may produce greater reductions than high-thrust nuclear rockets.


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    Title :

    Fast interplanetary missions with low-thrust propulsion systems


    Additional title:

    NASA -- Tech Report


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    1960


    Size :

    56 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


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