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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"nuclear thermal rocket"”.
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A flexible, modular approach to integrated space exploration campaign logistics modeling, simulation, and analysis
… exploration models the ten launches and in-space nuclear thermal rocket propulsion required to send a crew of four to the surface of Mars for a 531-day exploration. Finally, a usability experiment is presented to demonstrate the usability and efficiency of the SpaceNet tool as compared to …
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Generalized multi-commodity network flows : case studies in space logistics and complex infrastructure systems
… of oxygen-rich ISRU, LOX/LH2 is preferred to nuclear thermal rocket (NTR), the aerobraking option as well as ISRU availability on the Moon make great contributions in reducing the total mass to be launched from Earth, and as the ISRU production rate decreases, ISRU in each location becomes …
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Novel Synthesis and Characterization of Uranium-Zirconium Carbonitride by Direct Casting
… to high temperature reactor applications such as nuclear thermal rockets. The present work investigates a novel liquid phase synthesis method involving the admission of nitrogen gas during arc melting of uranium, zirconium, and carbon. Initial microstructural examinations using scanning electron …