This paper reviews the mission applications of electric propulsion. The energy requirements of candidate high-energy missions gaining in NASA priority are used to highlight the potential of electric propulsion. Mission-propulsion interfaces are examined to point out differences between chemical and electric applications. Brief comparisons between ballistic requirements and capabilities and those of electric propulsion show that electric propulsion is presently the most practical and perhaps the only technology which can accomplish missions with these energy requirements.
Mission applications of electric propulsion
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Society of Automotive Engineers, Propulsion Conference ; 1974 ; San Diego, CA
1974-10-01
Conference paper
No indication
English
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