NEP systems engineering efforts in FY-92: Plans and status

Conference · Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992

OSTI ID:7144791

Doherty, M P; Gilland, J H

A system engineering effort has been initiated by NASA in FY-92 to define, address, and resolve issues associated with the use of Nuclear Electric Propulsion (NEP) for megawatt (MW) space propulsion applications associated with the Space Exploration Initiative (SEI). It is intended that key technical issues will be addressed by activities conducted in the early years of a project in NEP, with the objective of resolving such issues. Also, in response to more recent programmatic direction, a concept definition activity for 100 kilowatt NEP is being initiated. This paper will present key issues associated with megawatt NEP, and the plans and status for their resolution, and present the scope and rationale for the 100 kilowatt concept definition activity.

• Research Organization: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Cleveland, OH (United States). Lewis Research Center
• OSTI ID: 7144791
• Report Number(s): N-92-30308; NASA-TM-105775; E-7203; NAS-1.15:105775; CONF-920803-; CNN: NAS3-25266; RTOP 593-72-00
• Resource Relation: Conference: Nuclear technologies for space exploration, Jackson, WY (United States), 16-19 Aug 1992; Other Information: Sponsored in part by American Nuclear Society
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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