This paper describes the an on-going study to examine the feasibility of using SEP based on derivatives of the Deep Space 1 ion propulsion system (IPS) technology to enable a Mars Sample Return (MSR mission to be performed from a single medium-class launch vehicle.
Ion propulsion for a Mars sample return mission
2000-07-17
Miscellaneous
No indication
English
MSR , sample , Mars , propulsion , electronic , ion , solar , return , SEP , engine
Ion propulsion for a Mars Sample Return Mission
AIAA | 2000
|Mars sample return mission architectures utilizing low thrust propulsion
Elsevier | 2012
|