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NASA Technology Investments in Electric Propulsion: New Directions in the New MillenniumThe last decade was a period of unprecedented acceptance of NASA developed electric propulsion by the user community. The benefits of high performance electric propulsion systems are now widely recognized, and new technologies have been accepted across the commonly. NASA clearly recognizes the need for new, high performance, electric propulsion technologies for future solar system missions and is sponsoring aggressive efforts in this area. These efforts are mainly conducted under the Office of Aerospace Technology. Plans over the next six years include the development of next generation ion thrusters for end of decade missions. Additional efforts are planned for the development of very high power thrusters, including magnetoplasmadynamic, pulsed inductive, and VASIMR, and clusters of Hall thrusters. In addition to the in-house technology efforts, NASA continues to work closely with both supplier and user communities to maximize the acceptance of new technology in a timely and cost-effective manner. This paper provides an overview of NASA's activities in the area of electric propulsion with an emphasis on future program directions.
Document ID
20020038858
Acquisition Source
Glenn Research Center
Document Type
Technical Memorandum (TM)
Authors
Sankovic, John M. (NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH United States)
Date Acquired
September 7, 2013
Publication Date
February 1, 2002
Subject Category
Spacecraft Propulsion And Power
Report/Patent Number
E-12569
NAS 1.15:210609
NASA/TM-2002-210609
Meeting Information
Meeting: Third International Conference on Spacecraft Propulsion
Location: Cannes
Country: France
Start Date: October 10, 2000
End Date: October 13, 2000
Sponsors: Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales, European Space Agency
Funding Number(s)
PROJECT: RTOP 755-B4-08
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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