Space Station propulsion - Advanced development testing of the water electrolysis concept at MSFCThe successful demonstration at Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) that the water electrolysis concept is sufficiently mature to warrant adopting it as the baseline propulsion design for Space Station Freedom is described. In particular, the test results demonstrated that oxygen/hydrogen thruster, using gaseous propellants, can deliver more than two million lbf-seconds of total impulse at mixture ratios of 3:1 to 8:1 without significant degradation. The results alao demonstrated succcessful end-to-end operation of an integrated water electrolysis propulsion system.
Document ID
19890059592
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Jones, Lee W. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Bagdigian, Deborah R. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)