NEP mission sensitivities to system performance

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Jan 1992

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992aipc..246.1192g&link_type=abstract

Proceedings of the ninth symposium on space nuclear power systems. AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 246, pp. 1192-1198 (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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Nuclear Electric Propulsion (NEP) mission performance is strongly affected by system performance. Power and propulsion system specific mass, specific impulse, and efficiency all combine to determine the performance limits for a given mission. Thruster technology determines the specific impulse and efficiency of the system. The effects of these parameters on the mission performance of NEP systems relative to other concepts has been analyzed to give guidance to thruster development goals for a range of missions: Lunar Cargo, Mars Cargo, and Mars Piloted. Mission sensitivities to system parameters are discussed, and technology requirements are identified for each mission.

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