The NASA In-Space Propulsion Technology (ISPT) Project Office has been developing the NEXT gridded ion thruster system and is planning to procure a low power Hall system. The new ion propulsion systems will join NSTAR as NASA's primary electric propulsion system options. Studies have been performed to show mission benefits of each of the stand alone systems. A hybrid ion propulsion system (IPS) can have the advantage of reduced cost, decreased flight time and greater science payload delivery over comparable homogeneous systems. This paper explores possible advantages of combining various thruster options for a single mission.
Mission Benefits of Gridded Ion and Hall Thruster Hybrid Propulsion Systems
AIAA Joint Propulsion Conference ; 2006 ; Sacramento, CA, United States
2006-01-01
Conference paper
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English
Mission Benefits of Gridded Ion and Hall Thruster Hybrid Propulsion Systems
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