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(abstract) A Solar Electric Propulsion Mission to the Moon and Beyond!The technological development of solar electric propulsion has advanced significantly over the last few years. Mission planners are now seriously studying which missions would benefit most from solar electric propulsion (SEP) and NASA's Solar System Exploration Division is contributing funding to ground and space qualification tests. In response to the impending release of NASA's Announcement of Opportunity for Discovery class planetary missions, we have undertaken a pre-Phase A study of a SEP mission to the Moon. This mission will not only return a wealth of new scientific data but will open up a whole new era of planetary exploration.
Document ID
20060038585
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Preprint (Draft being sent to journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Russell, C. T.
Pieters, C. M.
Konopliv, A.
Metzger, A.
Sercel, J.
Hickman, M.
Palac, D.
Sykes, M.
Date Acquired
August 23, 2013
Publication Date
July 1, 1994
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
solar electric propulsion SEP Moon

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