Advanced nuclear rocket engine mission analysis

Advanced nuclear rocket engine mission analysis [electronic resource]

The use of a derivative of the NERVA engine developed from 1955 to 1973 was evluated for potential application to Air Force orbital transfer and maneuvering missions in the time period 1995 to 2020. The NERVA stge was found to have lower life cycle costs (LCC) than an advanced chemical stage for per...

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Corporate Authors: EG & G Idaho (Researcher), Rockwell International (Researcher), Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (Researcher)
Format: Government Document Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Idaho Falls, Idaho : Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory ; distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy, 1987.
Subjects:
Safety.
Aircraft.
Space Propulsion Reactors.
Propulsion Reactors.
Space Power Reactors.
Reactor Safety.
Reliability.
Testing.
Power Reactors.
Space Shuttles.
Performance Testing.
Engines.
Vehicles.
Cost.
Fuel Elements.
Propulsion Systems.
Orbits.
Life-cycle Cost.
Mission Analysis.
Reactors.
Parametric Analysis.
Mobile Reactors.
Hydrogen Cooled Reactors.
Reactor Components.
Space Vehicles.
Rocket Engines.
Gas Cooled Reactors.
Nerva Reactor.
Specific Nuclear Reactors And Associated Plants.

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