Twenty-four UCLA students, in groups of four or five, participated in a mission design for a manned expedition to Mars that was based on the concept of mid-course refueling from electrically propelled tankers launched ahead of the manned mission. The study was conducted during the 1991 spring term. Some of the student groups opted for non-nuclear propulsion of the manned ship, based on LOX and LH2; others opted for one based on nuclear thermal propulsion. By way of example, the first option is presented here.


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    Title :

    NASA/USRA advanced design program, 1990 - 1991


    Publication date :

    1991-07-10


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English