NASA/TM-2005-214184, Johnson, L. and Harris, D. and Trausch, A. and Matloff, G.L. and Taylor, T. and Cutting, K., In-Space Propulsion: Connectivity to In-Space Fabrication and Repair, George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812, September 2005, pp. 60, Format(s): PDF 15294k |
The connectivity between new in-space propulsion technologies and the ultimate development of an in-space fabrication and repair infrastructure are described in this Technical Memorandum. A number of advanced in-space propulsion technologies are being developed by NASA, many of
which are directly relevant to the establishment of such an in-space infrastructure. These include aerocapture, advanced solar-electric propulsion, solar-thermal propulsion, advanced chemical propulsion, tethers, and solar photon sails. Other, further-term technologies have also been studied to assess their utility to the development of such an infrastructure.
| Keywords: | in-space propulsion, in-space fabrication, solar sails tethers, aerocapture |
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| Subjects: | Space Transportation And Safety: Space Transportation And Manned Spacecraft |
| ID Code: | 711 |
| Deposited On: | 23 February 2006 |