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Mission Benefits of Gridded Ion and Hall Thruster Hybrid Propulsion SystemsThe NASA In-Space Propulsion Technology (ISPT) Project Office has been developing the NEXT gridded ion thruster system and is planning to procure a low power Hall system. The new ion propulsion systems will join NSTAR as NASA's primary electric propulsion system options. Studies have been performed to show mission benefits of each of the stand alone systems. A hybrid ion propulsion system (IPS) can have the advantage of reduced cost, decreased flight time and greater science payload delivery over comparable homogeneous systems. This paper explores possible advantages of combining various thruster options for a single mission.
Document ID
20060047631
Acquisition Source
Marshall Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Dankanich, John W. (Gray Research, Inc. Huntsville, AL, United States)
Polsgrove, Tara (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Date Acquired
August 23, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2006
Subject Category
Spacecraft Propulsion And Power
Report/Patent Number
M09-0144
AIAA Paper 2006-5162
Meeting Information
Meeting: AIAA Joint Propulsion Conference
Location: Sacramento, CA
Country: United States
Start Date: July 9, 2006
End Date: July 12, 2006
Sponsors: American Inst. of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.

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