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A 100 Hour Wear Test of the NASA NSTAR Ion ThrusterIn a NASA program to validate 30 cm Xenon ion thruster technology for use in planetary missions a combination of analysis and testing is being used to establish engine reliability. Five long duration tests are planned to identify new failure mechanisms and characterize the parameters which drive known damage accumulation failure modes.
Document ID
20060036376
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Preprint (Draft being sent to journal)
External Source(s)
hdl:2014/26059
Authors
Polk, J. E.
Patterson, M. J.
Brown, J. R.
Rawlin, V. K.
Sovey, J. S.
Myers, R. M.
Blandino, J. J.
Goodfellow, K. D.
Garner, C. E.
Date Acquired
August 23, 2013
Publication Date
July 1, 1996
Subject Category
Spacecraft Propulsion And Power
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
ion thruster NSTAR xenon ion propulsion ion propulsion

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