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Autor:
Nathan Strange, Farah Alibay, Kurt J. Hack, John R. Brophy, Melissa L. McGuire, Brian K. Muirhead
Publikováno v:
2017 IEEE Aerospace Conference.
NASA is currently developing the Asteroid Redirect Robotic Mission (ARRM) that would have the capability to retrieve a boulder from a Near Earth Asteroid and place it in Lunar orbit where astronauts in an Orion spacecraft would rendezvous with the AR
Autor:
Kurt J. Hack, Pedro Lopez, Damon Landau, Mark A. McDonald, Melissa L. McGuire, Timothy P. McElrath, Laura M. Burke, Nathan Strange, Gregory Lantoine
Publikováno v:
2016 IEEE Aerospace Conference.
NASA has been investigating potential translunar excursion concepts to take place in the 2020s that would be used to test and demonstrate long duration life support and other systems needed for eventual Mars missions in the 2030s. These potential tra
Autor:
Kurt J. Hack, David H. Manzella
Publikováno v:
50th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference.
NASA has sought to utilize high-power solar electric propulsion as means of improving the affordability of in-space transportation for almost 50 years. Early efforts focused on 25 to 50 kilowatt systems that could be used with the Space Shuttle, whil
Publikováno v:
50th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference.
Multiple Solar Electric Propulsion Technology Demonstration Mission were developed to assess vehicle performance and estimated mission cost. Concepts ranged from a 10,000 kilogram spacecraft capable of delivering 4000 kilogram of payload to one of th
Autor:
Roland M. Martinez, Heather D. Hinkel, Jonathan T. Bowie, Paul W. Chodas, Pedro Lopez, Mark A. McDonald, Bret G. Drake, Paul Abell, Kurt J. Hack, Jose M. Caram, Daniel D. Mazanek
Publikováno v:
SpaceOps 2014 Conference.
This paper will describe the benefits of execution of the Asteroid Redirect Mission as an early mission in deep space, demonstrating solar electric propulsion, deep space robotics, ground and on-board navigation, docking, and EVA. The paper will also
Publikováno v:
39th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit.
Publikováno v:
AIP Conference Proceedings.
Solar Electric propulsion (SEP) is examined as a candidate transportation option for human missions to Mars. Focus is given to an Earth-escape staging concept. This concept uses a SEP system to transfer from low earth orbit (LEO) to a high-energy ell
Autor:
Alan J. Willoughby, Darla J. German, Jeffrey A. George, Mark K. Jacobs, Alan L. Friedlander, Kurt J. Hack
Publikováno v:
Engineering, Construction, and Operations in Space V.
The ability of small, solar powered, electrically propelled spacecraft to obtain samples of near earth asteroids and return them to low earth orbit (LEO) was analyzed. Vehicles of up to 10 kW were examined for five cases of varying difficulty. If lau
Publikováno v:
AIP Conference Proceedings.
This paper examines the strong interrelationship between assumed technology and mission performance requirements for NEP. Recent systems analysis efforts by NASA, DOE, and various contractors are used to project achievable system performance as a fun
Publikováno v:
AIP Conference Proceedings.
Nuclear electric propulsion is investigated for suitability to ‘‘fast’’ piloted Mars mission of approximateley 400 days or less duration using Split opposition mission scenarios with 30 day stay and Earth Crew Capture Vehicle return. Mission