The work performed on the Ion Propulsion System Technology Task in FY90 is described. The objectives of this work fall under two broad categories. The first of these deals with issues associated with the application of xenon ion thrusters for primary propulsion of planetary spacecraft, and the second with the investigation of technologies which will facilitate the development of larger, higher power ion thrusters to support more advanced mission applications. Most of the effort was devoted to investigation of the critical issues associated with the use of ion thrusters for planetary spacecraft. These issues may be succinctly referred to as life time, system integration, and throttling.


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    Title :

    Electric Propulsion System Technology


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1991


    Size :

    186 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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