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Overview of the Development and Mission Application of the Advanced Electric Propulsion System (AEPS)NASA remains committed to the development and demonstration of a high-power solar electric propulsion capability for the Agency. NASA is continuing to develop the 14 kW Advanced Electric Propulsion System (AEPS), which has recently completed an Early Integrated System Test and System Preliminary Design Review. NASA continues to pursue Solar Electric Propulsion (SEP) Technology Demonstration Mission partners and mature high-power SEP mission concepts. The recent announcement of the development of a Power and Propulsion Element (PPE) as the first element of an evolvable human architecture to Mars has replaced the Asteroid Redirect Robotic Mission (ARRM) as the most probable first application of the AEPS Hall thruster system. This high-power SEP capability, or an extensible derivative of it, has been identified as a critical part of an affordable, beyond-low-Earth-orbit, manned exploration architecture. This paper presents the status of the combined NASA and Aerojet Rocketdyne AEPS development activities and updated mission concept for implementation of the AEPS hardware as part of the ion propulsion system for a PPE.
Document ID
20180001297
Acquisition Source
Glenn Research Center
Document Type
Technical Memorandum (TM)
Authors
Herman, Daniel A.
(NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Tofil, Todd A.
(NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Santiago, Walter
(NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Kamhawi, Hani
(NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Polk, James E.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Snyder, John S.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Hofer, Richard R.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Picha, Frank Q.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Jackson, Jerry
(Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc. Canoga Park, CA, United States)
Allen, May
(Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc. Canoga Park, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
February 20, 2018
Publication Date
February 1, 2018
Subject Category
Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance
Spacecraft Propulsion And Power
Report/Patent Number
E-19473
IEPC-2017-284
NASA/TM-2018-219761
GRC-E-DAA-TN48796
Meeting Information
Meeting: International Electric Propulsion Conference
Location: Atlanta, GA
Country: United States
Start Date: October 8, 2017
End Date: October 12, 2017
Sponsors: Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc., NASA Headquarters
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNN12AA01C
WBS: WBS 729200.06.03.05.03.01
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.
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