Publication Date:
2019-07-13
Description:
A 30 cm diameter xenon ion thruster is under development at NASA to provide an ion propulsion option for auxiliary and primary propulsion on missions of national interest. Specific efforts include thruster design optimizations, component life testing and validation, vibration testing, and performance characterizations. Under this program, the ion thruster will be brought to engineering model development status. This paper discusses the activities and preliminary test results to develop a 30 cm engineering model thruster.
Keywords:
SPACECRAFT PROPULSION AND POWER
Type:
AIAA PAPER 93-2225
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; 15 p.|AIAA, SAE, ASME, and ASEE, Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit; Jun 28, 1993 - Jun 30, 1993; Monterey, CA; United States
Format:
text
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