The following paper documents the mission and systems analysis portion of a study in which Nuclear Electric Propulsion (NEP) is used as the in-space transportation system to send a series of robotic rovers and atmospheric science airplanes to Venus in the 2020 to 2030 timeframe. As part of the NASA RASC (Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts) program, this mission analysis is meant to identify future technologies and their application to far reaching NASA missions. The NEP systems and mission analysis is based largely on current technology state of the art assumptions. This study looks specifically at the performance of the NEP transfer stage when sending a series of different payload package point design options to Venus orbit.
Nuclear Electric Propulsion Application: RASC Mission Robotic Exploration of Venus
2004
14 pages
Report
No indication
English
Astronautics , Spacecraft Trajectories & Flight Mechanics , Meetings , Nuclear electric propulsion , Robotics , Space missions , Aerospace systems , Nasa space programs , Systems analysis , Venus(Planet) , Space exploration , Prometheus , Low earth orbits , Specific impulse , Payloads , Launch vehicles , Propulsion system performance , Space transportation , Expendable stages(Spacecraft)
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