Poster describing the Sub-Kilowatt Electric Propulsion (SKEP) project to develop a propulsion system (HET (Hall-Effect Thruster), PPU (Power Processing Unit - solar electric propulsion) and XFS (Xenon Feed System)) for ESPA ( Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) Secondary Payload Adapter)-class spacecraft. Technology Goal: SKEP will develop and qualify a long-life, sub-kilowatt integrated propulsion system based on recent advances in Hall-Effect Thruster (HET) technology that will support exploration missions and enable high-value science and commercial applications within the constraints of an ESPA-class spacecraft. Enable double to triple the delta-v propulsive capability currently available to secondary spacecraft, thus making ESPA-class spacecraft compelling for NASA exploration and science missions as well as many commercial applications.


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    Title :

    Sub-Kilowatt Electric Propulsion (SKEP) Project


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Game Changing Development Annual Review (GCD 2018) ; 2018 ; Cleveland, OH, United States


    Publication date :

    2018-09-24


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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