Mission analysis for the potassium-Rankine NEP option

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Jan 1992

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Proceedings of the ninth symposium on space nuclear power systems. AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 246, pp. 1205-1209 (1992)

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Propulsion Reactors, Ion And Plasma Propulsion, Power And Production Reactors, Other Topics In Nuclear Engineering And Nuclear Power Studies

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Mission analyses were conducted to select the design point of a nuclear electric propulsion (NEP) system for a manned mission to Mars. The propulsion system is comprised of ion thrusters with argon propellant and a potassium-Rankine cycle nuclear power plant. Mars parking orbits, departure dates, and outbound/return transfer times were varied to provide a minimum-mass system for a 390-day trip time. The study resulted in a power requirement of 46 MWe and an initial mass in low-Earth-orbit (IMLEO) of 700 tonnes.

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