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Pyroshock Testing of the Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (MMRTG)The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator, or MMRTG, was developed by the Department Of Energy to a set of requirements from multiple NASA mission concepts. Those concepts included deep space missions to the outer planets as well as missions to Mars. The synthesis of that diverse set of requirements addressed functional as well as environmental requirements.
Document ID
20150005507
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Conference Paper
External Source(s)
hdl:2014/43179
Authors
Woerner, David (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Fleurial, Jean-Pierre (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Bennett, Russell (Teledyne Energy Systems, Inc. Hunt Valley, MD)
Hammel, Tom (Teledyne Energy Systems, Inc. Hunt Valley, MD)
Otting, William (Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne Canoga Park, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
April 10, 2015
Publication Date
February 25, 2013
Subject Category
Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance
Meeting Information
Meeting: Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space 2013 (NETS 2013)
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Country: United States
Start Date: February 25, 2013
End Date: February 28, 2013
Sponsors: American Nuclear Society, Aerojet
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
radioisotope
thermoelectric

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