High Power MPD Nuclear Electric Propulsion (NEP) for Artificial Gravity HOPE Missions to Callisto | Zendy

Melissa L. McGuire | Zendy; Stanley K. Borowski | Zendy; Lee M. Mason | Zendy; James H. Gilland | Zendy

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High Power MPD Nuclear Electric Propulsion (NEP) for Artificial Gravity HOPE Missions to Callisto

Author(s) -

Melissa L. McGuire,

Stanley K. Borowski,

Lee M. Mason,

James H. Gilland

Publication year - 2003

Publication title -

aip conference proceedings

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Conference proceedings

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.177

H-Index - 75

eISSN - 1551-7616

pISSN - 0094-243X

DOI - 10.1063/1.1541375

Subject(s) - propulsion , electrically powered spacecraft propulsion , aerospace engineering , nuclear power , astrobiology , aeronautics , physics , engineering , nuclear physics

The following paper documents the results of a one‐year multi‐center NASA study on the prospect of sending humans to Jupiter’s moon, Callisto, using an all Nuclear Electric Propulsion (NEP) space transportation system architecture with magnetoplasmadynamic (MPD) thrusters. The fission reactor system utilizes high temperature uranium dioxide (UO2) in tungsten (W) metal matrix “cermet” fuel and electricity is generated using advanced dynamic Brayton power conversion technology. The mission timeframe assumes on‐going human Moon and Mars missions and existing space infrastructure to support launch of cargo and crewed spacecraft to Jupiter in 2041 and 2045, respectively.

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