This study collects and categorizes a forecast of ambitious civilian space missions; it also assesses their requirements for power and the application of space nuclear power systems to meet these needs. Although the results of this 1986 study have been recast to reflect recent NASA planning (Ride's Bold New Initiatives), the basic mission and power requirements forecast remain essentially the same. Civil mission applications have been organized into four major areas with one additional topic: (1) Earth orbiting missions (including Space Stations, Earth Observing Missions, and materials processing); (2) Planetary exploration; (3) Manned lunar base; and (4) Manned Mars Mission; plus (5) Extra-solar spacecraft (i.e., the Thousand AU explorer concept).


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    Title :

    Civil missions applications study


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    Publication date :

    1988-01-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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