Download or read book Orbital Dynamics of Space Nuclear Propulsion Systems written by Lara Elaine Schoeffler and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Space nuclear propulsion systems comprising low and continuous thrust propulsion technology are of critical importance to deep space exploration. This analysis presents numerical calculations of orbital trajectories of three propulsion systems: nuclear electric, nuclear thermal, and nuclear fusion. The mission analysis utilizes existing characteristics, like thrust, from reference material to determine if a two-year roundtrip mission to Mars is feasible with any of these propulsion systems. Ultimately, the nuclear thermal propulsion and nuclear fusion propulsion missions are able to meet the rapid mission time requirement with roundtrips of 422 days and 630 days, respectively. The Mars surface stays are short: 30 days with nuclear thermal propulsion and 200 days with a nuclear fusion spacecraft. This study makes a recommendation for the technology best suited for a near-term crewed Mars mission while also advocating the need for additional design and study on both the nuclear thermal and conceptual nuclear fusion systems.

Download or read book Future Spacecraft Propulsion Systems written by Paul A. Czysz and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-09-19 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An understandable perspective on the types of space propulsion systems necessary to enable low-cost space flights to Earth orbit and to the Moon and the future developments necessary for exploration of the solar system and beyond to the stars.

Download or read book The Development of Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Technology for Use in Space written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Future Spacecraft Propulsion Systems and Integration written by Paul A. Czysz and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-08-30 with total page 515 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The updated and expanded third edition of this book focuses on the multi-disciplinary coupling between flight-vehicle hardware alternatives and enabling propulsion systems. It discusses how to match near-term and far-term aerospace vehicles to missions and provides a comprehensive overview of the subject, directly contributing to the next-generation space infrastructure, from space tourism to space exploration. This holistic treatment defines a mission portfolio addressing near-term to long-term space transportation needs covering sub-orbital, orbital and escape flight profiles. In this context, a vehicle configuration classification is introduced covering alternatives starting from the dawn of space access. A best-practice parametric sizing approach is introduced to correctly design the flight vehicle for the mission. This technique balances required mission with the available vehicle solution space and is an essential capability sought after by technology forecasters and strategic planners alike.

Download or read book Advanced Space Propulsion Systems written by Martin Tajmar and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-09-08 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Space propulsion systems have a great influence on our ability to travel to other planets or how cheap a satellite can provide TV programs. This book provides an up-to-date overview of all kinds of propulsion systems ranging from classical rocket technology, nuclear propulsion to electric propulsion systems, and further to micro-, propellantless and even breakthrough propulsion, which is a new program under development at NASA. The author shows the limitations of the present concepts and how they could look like in the future. Starting from historical developments, the reader is taken on a journey showing the amazing technology that has been put on hold for decades to be rediscovered in the near future for questions like how we can even reach other stars within a human lifetime. The author is actively involved in advanced propulsion research and contributes with his own experience to many of the presented topics. The book is written for anyone who is interested in how space travel can be revolutionized.

Download or read book Nuclear Energy in Space Exploration written by Glenn Theodore Seaborg and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Nuclear Thermal Propulsion A Joint NASA DOE DOD Workshop written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Nuclear Energy for Space Propulsion and Auxiliary Power written by United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Atomic Energy and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focuses on cooperative AEC-NASA-DOD RPD programs to apply nuclear power to rocket propulsion and spacecraft power systems.

Download or read book Perigee Propulsion for Orbital Launch of Nuclear Rockets written by Paul G. Johnson and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Role of Nuclear Power and Nuclear Propulsion in the Peaceful Exploration of Space written by International Atomic Energy Agency and published by IAEA. This book was released on 2005 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides details of a variety of radioisotope power systems, shows in what circumstances they surpass other power systems, and provides the history of the space missions in which they have been employed. The book also summarizes the use of on-board reactors and the testing done on reactor rocket thrusters.

Download or read book Nuclear Propulsion and Chemical Propulsion written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Astronautics. Subcommittee on NASA Oversight and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Nuclear Space Propulsion written by Holmes F. Crouch and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Space Nuclear Propulsion for Human Mars Exploration written by National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine and published by . This book was released on 2021-11-12 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Space Nuclear Propulsion for Human Mars Exploration identifies primary technical and programmatic challenges, merits, and risks for developing and demonstrating space nuclear propulsion technologies of interest to future exploration missions. This report presents key milestones and a top-level development and demonstration roadmap for performance nuclear thermal propulsion and nuclear electric propulsion systems and identifies missions that could be enabled by successful development of each technology.

Download or read book Orbital Mechanics written by Tom Logsdon and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1997-10-24 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ein lebendiger Abriß der Theorie der Umlaufbahnen, geschrieben von einem Spezialisten, der für Computersimulationen und Systemanalysen der Saturn-V-Rakete, des Projektes Skylab und vieler anderer Projekte zuständig war. Die Diskussion umfaßt auch unkonventionelle Ansätze und Paradoxa. Schwerpunkte liegen unter anderem auf Raketenantrieben, Optimierung des Verhältnisses zwischen Nutzlast und Treibstoffverbrauch und der Wechselwirkung zwischen Raumfahrzeugen und Raumobjekten. (11/97)

Download or read book Outer Space Propulsion by Nuclear Energy written by United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Atomic Energy. Special Subcommittee on Outer Space Propulsion and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Classified material has been deleted.

Download or read book Proceedings of the 11th Symposium on Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion written by Mohamed S. El-Genk and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Role of Staged Space Propulsion Systems in Interplanetary Missions written by Duane W. Dugan and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Performance prediction for tandem stages of space propulsion systems in interplanetary flight.