Space Nuclear Propulsion for Human Mars Exploration
| Author | : National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : 2021-11-12 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0309684803 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780309684804 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (804 Downloads) |
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.
