| タイトル | Accommodation of Nuclear Power and Propulsion Concepts |
| 本文（外部サイト） | http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20030063195 |
| 著者（英） | Stevenson, Steven M.; Thomas, J. Kelley; Bolch, Wesley e. |
| 著者所属（英） | NASA Lewis Research Center |
| 発行日 | 1990-05-01 |
| 言語 | eng |
| 内容記述 | The use of nuclear systems for propulsion and power are being examined as system options for implementing the lunar and Mars human exploration missions currently being studied by NASA. Systems might include nuclear electric propulsion (NEP) and nuclear thermal rocket (NTR) vehicles, operating reactors on coorbiting platforms, radioisotope thermoelectric generators, and others. The space station, as a transportation node, would have to store, assemble, launch and refurbish elements containing these systems. Care must be taken to safeguard humans from the radiation imposed by these systems, in addition to the naturally occuring background of the space environment. Key issues need to be identified early to enable their proper consideration in planning activities and the baseline space station design. A study was conducted over the past year with Texas A&M University to identify and explore key issues and quantify findings in a way useful to the Space Station Program. |
| NASA分類 | Spacecraft Propulsion and Power |
| 権利 | No Copyright |
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