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Autor:
Robert D. Falck, Matthew A. Greenhouse, Jeffrey W. Kruk, Steven R. Oleson, Harley Thronson, Dale J. Fixsen, Jonathan P. Gardner, James B. Garvin, Scott W. Benson
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Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2012: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave.
We describe a mission architecture designed to substantially increase the science capability of the NASA Science Mission Directorate (SMD) Astrophysics Explorer Program for all AO proposers working within the near-UV to far-infrared spectrum. We have
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Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. 30:615-621
A set of studies was performed to investigate the feasibility of using the Titan III launch vehicle to launch an unmanned prototype HL-20 personnel launch system and, potentially, operational HL-20 missions. The launch of an HL-20 spacecraft on a Tit
Publikováno v:
44th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit.
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Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2008: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter.
The New Worlds Observer (NWO) is a mission concept for the detection and characterization of extra-solar planets. It employs an external starshade and a space telescope. The starshade suppressed the parent star's light making detection of the extra-s
Autor:
Geoffrey A. Landis, Steven R. Oleson, David B. Snyder, Michael F. Piszczor, Scott W. Benson, Homer J. Fincannon, David A. Scheiman
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2008 33rd IEEE Photovolatic Specialists Conference.
A recent study by the NASA Glenn Research Center assessed the feasibility of using photovoltaics (PV) to power spacecraft for outer planetary, deep space missions. While the majority of spacecraft have relied on photovoltaics for primary power, the d
Autor:
Michael J. Patterson, Scott W. Benson
Publikováno v:
43rd AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit.
*† NASA’s Evolutionary Xenon Thruster (NEXT) project is developing next generation ion propulsion technologies to provide future NASA science missions with enhanced mission performance benefit at a low total development cost. The objective of the
Publikováno v:
43rd AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit.
*† ‡ The successes of the Cassini/Huygens mission have heightened interest to return to the Saturn system with focused robotic missions. The desire for a sustained presence at Titan, through a dedicated orbiter and in-situ vehicle, either a lande
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41st AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit.
** The NEXT (NASA’s Evolutionary Xenon Thruster) project is currently in the second year of the Phase 2 technology development project. This paper presents a summary of the overall NEX T project status, highlighting key accomplishments to date. The
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40th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit.
§NASA’s Evolutionary Xenon Thruster (NEXT) is designed to address a need for advanced ion propulsion systems on certain future NASA deep space missions. This paper surveys five potential missions that have been identified as being able to take adv