Fast Interplanetary Missions with Low-Thrust Propulsion Systems
Fast Interplanetary Missions with Low-Thrust Propulsion Systems
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A simple family of indirect transfer trajectories between circular orbits is used to evaluate the mass ratio required to complete round-trip interplanetary missions using low-thrust propulsion systems. The results indicate that indirect interplanetary trajectories yield substantial reductions in total round-trip time for low-thrust as well as high-thrust vehicles, and that space vehicles propelled with electric rockets may produce greater reductions in trip time, for a given initial weight, than those propelled by high-thrust nuclear rockets.
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Fast Interplanetary Missions with Low-Thrust Propulsion Systems
1960-01-01
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