A STUDY OF ELECTRICAL PROPULSION IN THE SPACE PROGRAM,

Abstract

Electrical propulsion systems in space flight is compared with other systems, particularly for the parameters of specific mass and operational endurance. Reliability, developmental time, and costs of elective propulsion is discussed.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0607265

Entities

People

  • Benjamin Pinkel
  • Donald L. Trapp

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Flight
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Space Flight

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster