High energy planetary missions such as comet rendezvous, Saturn orbiter and asteroid rendezvous require development of a Solar Electric Propulsion Stage (SEPS) for augmentation of the Shuttle-IUS. Performance and functional requirements placed on the SEPS are presented. These requirements will be used in evolution of the SEPS design, which must be highly interactive with both the spacecraft and the mission design. Previous design studies have identified critical SEPS technology areas and some specific design solutions which are also presented in the paper.


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    Title :

    Planetary mission requirements, technology and design considerations for a solar electric propulsion stage


    Contributors:
    Cork, M. J. (author) / Hastrup, R. C. (author) / Menard, W. A. (author) / Olson, R. N. (author)

    Conference:

    Conference on Advanced Technology for Future Space Systems ; 1979 ; Hampton, VA


    Publication date :

    1979-01-01


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English