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Scientific paper
Oct 1993
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1993graz.iafcu....b&link_type=abstract
IAF, International Astronautical Congress, 44th, Graz, Austria, Oct. 16-22, 1993, 16 p.
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Nasa Space Programs, Nuclear Propulsion, Nuclear Reactors, Space Missions, Space Power Reactors, Earth Orbital Environments, Manned Mars Missions, Solar System
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The near-term ongoing NASA space nuclear program is the Cassini mission to Saturn which will use three radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs). Beyond that NASA is studying a Pluto Fast Flyby mission which will challenge the space power community to produce a low-mass RTG. Another candidate RTG mission is the Mars Environmental Survey (MESUR) mission to emplace a number of probes on the surface of Mars to obtain a more global survey of the planet than was accomplished with the two Viking Landers. Looking toward the 21st century, there are a number of exciting planetary missions, such as the Jupiter Grand Tour, Outer Planet Orbiters/Probes, comet/asteroid rendezvous/sample return, which are enabled or greatly enhanced by nuclear reactor power coupled with electric propulsion.
Bennett Gary L.
Pilcher Carl B.
Smith William L.
Stetson Douglas S.
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