Solar electric propulsion and interorbital transportationIn-house MSFC and contracted systems studies have evaluated the requirements associated with candidate SEP missions and the results point to a standard system approach for both program flexibility and economy. The prospects for economical space transportation in the 1980s have already provided a stimulus for Space Industrialization (SI) planning. Two SI initiatives that are used as examples for interorbital transportation requirements are discussed - Public Service Platforms and Satellite Power System. The interorbital requirements for SI range from support of manned geosynchronous missions to transfers of bulk cargo and large-delicate space structures from low earth orbit to geosynchronous orbit.
Document ID
19780059970
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Austin, R. E. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, Ala., United States)