The Radiofrequency Ion Thruster Assembly RITA is built as a flight experiment on EURECA 1. This test flight shall verify the operational use of this electric propulsion system in space by demonstration of operation, lifetime, and reliability. The RITA experiment was adapted to meet the specific constraints imposed by the EURECA spacecraft and by the Space Shuttle as the launcher. Xenon gas will be used as the propellant and the experiment will be operated automatically by means of a dedicated on-board microcomputer system.


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    Title :

    Status of the RITA Experiment on EURECA


    Contributors:
    H. Bassner (author) / H. Berg (author) / C. Bartoli (author) / A. Trippi (author)

    Publication date :

    1988


    Size :

    6 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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