The objective was to determine the direction auxiliary propulsion research and development should take to best meet upcoming needs. The approach used was to define the important electrical and chemical propulsion characteristics in terms of the demands that will be imposed by future spacecraft. Comparison of these desired characteristics and capabilities with those presently available was then used to identify deficiencies.


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    Title :

    Study of electrical and chemical propulsion systems for auxiliary propulsion of large space systems. Volume 1: Executive summary


    Contributors:
    Smith, W. W. (author) / Clark, J. P. (author)

    Publication date :

    1981-11-01


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English