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The 2001 Mars In-Situ-Propellant-Production Precursor (MIP) Flight DemonstrationThe successful performance of the five individual demonstrations of MARS IN-SITU-PROPELLANT-PRODUCTION PRECURSOR (MIP) will provide both knowledge of and confidence in the reliability of this technology. At the completion of this flight demonstration, the MIP Team will be able to: a) recommend preferred hardware configurations for the intake and adsorption of carbon dioxide from the Martian atmosphere; b) understand the performance characteristics of zirconia cells to generate propellant-grade oxygen; c) understand long-term performance characteristics of advanced solar cells/arrays operated in the actual Mars environment; d) evaluate the functionality of methods to mitigate the deposition of airborne dust onto solar arrays; and e) recommend preferred hardware designs for innovative thermal management including the radiation of heat to the outside environment.
Document ID
20100033701
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Kaplan, David I.
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Baird, R. Scott
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Ratliff, James E.
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Baraona, Cosmo R.
(NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Jenkins, Phillip P.
(NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Landis, Geoffrey A.
(NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Scheiman, David A.
(NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Brinza, David E.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Johnson, Kenneth R.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Karlmann, Paul B.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Sridhar, K. R.
(Arizona Univ. Tucson, AZ, United States)
Gottmann, Matthias
(Arizona Univ. Tucson, AZ, United States)
Date Acquired
August 25, 2013
Publication Date
February 28, 2000
Subject Category
Spacecraft Propulsion And Power
Report/Patent Number
JSC-CN-6027
Meeting Information
Meeting: Human Space Transportation and Exploration Workshop
Location: Galveston, TX
Country: United States
Start Date: February 28, 2000
End Date: March 1, 2000
Funding Number(s)
OTHER: PWC 865-00-10
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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