Indigenous Martian propellant

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Aug 1989

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1989aeam...27...48z&link_type=abstract

Aerospace America (ISSN 0740-722X), vol. 27, Aug. 1989, p. 48-51.

Physics

Extraterrestrial Resources, Gaseous Rocket Propellants, Liquid Rocket Propellants, Mars Probes, Nuclear Rocket Engines, Carbon Dioxide, Mars Atmosphere, Methane, Orbit Transfer Vehicles, Space Commercialization, Water

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The use of indigenous gaseous propellants for interplanetary travel is studied. Particular attention is given to the use of Mars' atmosphere, which consists of 95 percent CO2, 2.7 percent N, and 1.6 percent Ar, in nuclear thermal rockets. The design and operation of a nuclear rocket using indigenous Martian fuel (NIMF), specifically CO2 and H2O NIMF, are described. The advantages and disadvantages of these NIMFs are discussed. Three OTV concepts for NIMF are proposed and examined.

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