Space Propulsion and Mission Analysis Office

Mission Analysis Office
Projects
Tutorials
Contact Us
Tools
Papers
Home
Related Sites
OTIS
SED
NASA
NASA Glenn

| 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | 1994 | 1993 | 1992 | 1991 | 1990 | Unknown Year

This site makes available documents in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF).
To view them you will need to have the Adobe Acrobat Reader plug-in.

2003

"Bimodal" Nuclear Thermal Rocket (BNTR) Propulsion for an Artificial Gravity HOPE Mission to Callisto
Author(s):

Borowski, Stanley K.
McGuire, Melissa L.
Mason, Lee M.
Gilland, James H.
Packard, Thomas W.

Conference:

STAIF 2003, 20th Symposium on Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion

High Power Nuclear Electric Propulsion (NEP) for Cargo and Propellant Transfer Missions in Cislunar Space
Author(s):

Falck, Robert D.
Borowski, Stanley K.

Reference Number:

NASA-TM-2003-212227

Conference:

STAIF '03

High Power MPD Nuclear Electric Propulsion (NEP) for Artificial Gravity HOPE Missions to Callisto
Author(s):

McGuire, Melissa L.
Borowski, Stanley K.
Mason, Lee M.
Gilland, James H.

Reference Number:

SAIF-2003-177

Conference:

Space Technology and Applications International Forum (STAIF 2003)

Space Propulsion via Spherical Torus Fusion Reactor
Author(s):

Dudzinski, Leonard A.

Reference Number:

American Nuclear Society Journal of Fusion Science and Technology, Vol. 43, No. 1

Affordable Flight Demonstration of the GTX Air-Breathing SSTO Vehicle Concept
Author(s):

Krivanek, T. M.
Roche, J. R.
Riehl, John P.
Kosareo, Daniel

Reference Number:

NASA-TM-2003-212315

Conference:

Proceedings of the JANNAF 26th Air-Breathing Propulsion Subcommittee Meeting

Return to top

2002

Bimodal Nuclear Electric Propulsion: Enabling Advanced Performance with Near Term Technologies
Author(s):

Dudzinski, Leonard A.

Reference Number:

AIAA-2002-3653

Conference:

AIAA Joint Propulsion Conference

A Method of Efficient inclination Changes for Low-Thrust Spacecraft
Author(s):

Falck, Robert D.
Gefert, Leon P.

Reference Number:

NASA-TM-2002-211871

Radioisotope Electric Propulsion for Fast Outer Planetary Orbiters
Author(s):

Oleson, Steven R.
Gefert, Leon P.
Patterson, M. J.
Benson, Scott
Schreiber, Jeffrey

Reference Number:

NASA-TM-2002-211893

Mission Advantages of NEXT: NASA's Evolutionary Xenon Thruster
Author(s):

Oleson, Steven R.
Gefert, Leon P.
Patterson, M. J.
Benson, Scott
Noca, M.
Sims, J.

Reference Number:

NASA-TM-2002-211892

Outer Planet Exploration with Advanced Radioisotope Electric Propulsion
Author(s):

Oleson, Steven R.
Gefert, Leon P.
Patterson, M. J.
Schreiber, Jeffrey
Benson, Scott
McAdams, J.
Ostdiek, P.

Reference Number:

NASA-TM-2002-211314

SRM-Assisted Trajectory for the GTX Reference Vehicle
Author(s):

Riehl, John P.
Trefny, Charles
Kosareo, Daniel

Reference Number:

NASA-TM-2002-211599

Return to top

2001

Bimodal Nuclear Thermal Rocket (NTR) Propulsion for Power-Rich, Artificial Gravity Human Exploration Mission to Mars
Author(s):

Borowski, Stanley K.
Dudzinski, Leonard A.
McGuire, Melissa L.

Reference Number:

IAA-01-IAA.13.3.05

Pluto/Kuiper Missions with Advanced Electric Propulsion and Power
Author(s):

Oleson, Steven R.
Gefert, Leon P.
Patterson, M. J.
Schreiber, Jeffrey

Conference:

Forum on Innovative Approaches to Outer Planetary Exploration 2001-2020

Sub-Kilowatt Radioisotope Electric Propulsion for Outer Solar System Exploration
Author(s):

Oleson, Steven R.
Gefert, Leon P.
Patterson, M. J.
Schreiber, Jeffrey
McAdams, J.

Conference:

Forum on Innovative Approaches to Outer Planetary Exploration 2001-2020

Realizing '2001: A Space Odyssey': Piloted Spherical Torus Nuclear Fusion Propulsion
Author(s):

Dudzinski, Leonard A.

Conference:

37th AIAA Joint Propulsion Conference

Return to top

2000

Solar Power System Options for the Radiation and technology Demonstration Spacecraft
Author(s):

Kerslake, Thomas W.
Haraburda, Francis M.
Riehl, John P.

Reference Number:

NASA-TM-2000-210243

Conference:

35th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference

Artificial Gravity Human Exploration Missions to Mars and Near Earth Asteroids Using 'Bimodal' NTR Propulsion
Author(s):

Dudzinski, Leonard A.

Reference Number:

AIAA-2000-3115

Conference:

36th AIAA Joint Propulsion Conference

Return to top

1999

Artificial Gravity Vehicle Design Option for NASA's Human Mars Mission Using "Bimodal" NTR Propulsion
Author(s):

Borowski, Stanley K.
Dudzinski, Leonard A.
McGuire, Melissa L.

Reference Number:

AIAA-99-2545

Conference:

35th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Design of a Solar Electric Propulsion Transfer Vehicle for a Non-Nuclear Human Mars Exploration Architecture
Author(s):

Dudzinski, Leonard A.
Hack, Kurt J.
Gefert, Leon P.
Kerslake, Thomas W.
Hewston, Alan W.

Reference Number:

IEPC 99-181

Conference:

International Electric Propulsion Conference

Options for the Human Exploration of Mars Using Solar Electric Propulsion
Author(s):

Gefert, Leon P.
Hack, Kurt J.
Kerslake, Thomas W.

Reference Number:

No. 458, STAIF-99, pp 1275-1280

Conference:

AIP Conference

Low-Thrust Control Law Development for Transfer from Low Earth Orbits to High Energy Elliptical Parking Orbits
Author(s):

Gefert, Leon P.
Hack, Kurt J.

Reference Number:

AAS 99-410

Conference:

AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference

Trajectory Development and Optimization of an RBCC-based Launch Vehicle
Author(s):

Hack, Kurt J.
Riehl, John P.

Reference Number:

AAS 99-347

Conference:

AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics SpecialistConference

Solar Power System Analyses for Electric Propulsion Missions
Author(s):

Kerslake, Thomas W.
Gefert, Leon P.

Reference Number:

1999-01-2449

Conference:

33rd Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference

Fast Interplanetary Propulsion Using a Spherical Torus Nuclear Fusion Reactor Propulsion System
Author(s):

Dudzinski, Leonard A.

Reference Number:

AIAA-99-4520

A Spherical Torus Nuclear Fusion Reactor Space Propulsion Vehicle Concept for Fast Interplanetary Piloted and Robotic Missions
Author(s):

Dudzinski, Leonard A.

Reference Number:

AIAA-99-2704

Conference:

35th AIAA Joint Propulsion Conference

Return to top

1998

Nuclear Thermal Rocket (NTR) Propulsion for Tomorrow's Moon/Mars Space Transportation Systems - 'Revolutionary Performance Through Evolutionary Development'
Author(s):

Borowski, Stanley K.
Dudzinski, Leonard A.
McGuire, Melissa L.

Reference Number:

IAA-98-IAA.13.1.01

Conference:

49th International Astronautical Conference

Vehicle and Mission Design Options for the Human Exploration of Mars/Phobos Using "Bimodal" NTR and LNTR Propulsion
Author(s):

Borowski, Stanley K.
Dudzinski, Leonard A.
McGuire, Melissa L.

Reference Number:

AIAA-98-3883

Conference:

34th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference

Solar Electric Propulsion/Chemical Propulsion/Aerobrake for Mars
Author(s):

Gefert, Leon P.

Conference:

9th NASA-JPL Advanced Propulsion Workshop

Electromagnetic Propulsion Options for a Magnetospheric Mapping Mission
Author(s):

Oleson, Steven R.
Russell, Chris
Hack, Kurt J.
Riehl, John P.

Reference Number:

NASA-TM-1998-206303
IEPC 97-144

Conference:

25th International Electric Propulsion Conference

A Spherical Torus Nuclear Fusion Reactor Space Propulsion Vehicle Concept for Fast Interplanetary Travel
Author(s):

Dudzinski, Leonard A.

Reference Number:

AIAA-98-3591
NASA-TM-208831

Conference:

34th AIAA Joint Propulsion Conference

Return to top

1997

"2001: A Space Odyssey" Revisited - The Feasibility of 24 Hour Commuter Flights to the Moon Using NTR Propulsion with LUNOX Afterburners
Author(s):

Dudzinski, Leonard A.

Reference Number:

AIAA-97-2956
NASA-TM-1998-28830

Conference:

33rd AIAA Joint Propulsion Conference

Return to top

1996

Pulsed Plasma Thrusters for Small Spacecraft Attitude Control
Author(s):

McGuire, Melissa L.
Myers, Roger M.

Reference Number:

NASA CR-198517

Conference:

NASA/GSFC Flight Mechanics/Estimation Theory Symposium

Improved Pulsed Plasma Thrusters for Satellite Propulsion
Author(s):

Meckel, Nicole J.
Koskings, W. Andrew
Cassidy, R. Joseph
Myers, Roger M.
Oleson, Steven R.
McGuire, Melissa L.

Reference Number:

AIAA-96-2735

Conference:

32nd AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference

High Leverage Space Transportation System Technologies for Human Exploration Missions to the Moon and Beyond
Author(s):

Dudzinski, Leonard A.

Reference Number:

AIAA-96-2810
NASA-TM-107295

Conference:

32nd AIAA Joint Propulsion Conference

Return to top

1995

Advanced Propulsion Benefits to New Millennium Class Missions
Author(s):

Dudzinski, Leonard A.

Conference:

9th AIAA Conference on Small Satellites

NSTAR User Performance Needs Report
Author(s):

Kakuda, Roy
Sercel, Joel
Lee, Wayne
Riehl, John P.

Reference Number:

JPL D-12672

Pulsed Plasma Thruster Technology for Small Satellite Missions
Author(s):

Myers, Roger M.
Oleson, Steven R.
McGuire, Melissa L.
Meckel, Nicole J.
Cassidy, R. Joseph

Reference Number:

NASA CR-198427

Conference:

AIAA/Utah State University Conference on Small Satellites

Low Power Electric Propulsion for Minor Body Applications
Author(s):

Riehl, John P.
Gefert, Leon P.
Myers, Roger
Pencil, Eric
McAdams, James
Kusnierkiewicz, David

Reference Number:

AIAA-95-2812

Conference:

AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference

Human Lunar Mission Capabilities Using SSTO, ISRU and LOX-Augments NTR Technologies - A Preliminary Assessment
Author(s):

Dudzinski, Leonard A.

Reference Number:

AIAA-95-2631
NASA-TM-107095

Conference:

31st AIAA Joint Propulsion Conference

Return to top

1994

Nuclear Thermal Rocket/Stage Technology Options for NASA's Future Human Exploration Mission to the Moon and Mars
Author(s):

Borowski, Stanley K.
Corban, Robert R.
McGuire, Melissa L.
Beke, Erik G.

Conference:

11th Symposium on Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion

Nuclear Electric Propulsion: "A Better, Safer, Cheaper" Transportation System for Human Exploration of Mars
Author(s):

Clark, John S.
George, Jeffrey A.
Gefert, Leon P.
Doherty, Michael P.
Sefcik, R. J.

Reference Number:

NASA-TM-106406

Solar Electric Propulsion Options for the Pluto Fast Flyby Mission
Author(s):

George, Jeffery A.
Gefert, Leon P.

Conference:

IAA International Conference on Low-Cost Planetary Mission

Mission To The Sun: The Solar Pioneer, Committee on Space Research
Author(s):

McNutt, R. L. Gefert, Leon P.

Reference Number:

COSPAR D1.1-003

The Role of Nuclear Thermal Propulsion in Mitigating Earth-Threatening Asteroids
Author(s):

Willoughby, Alan J.
Borowski, Stanley K.
Howe, Steven D.
McGuire, Melissa L.

Reference Number:

The University of Arizona, Hazards Due to Comets and Asteroids, 1994

Return to top

1993

Nuclear Thermal Rocket/Vehicle Design Options for Future NASA Missions to the Moon and Mars
Author(s):

Borowski, Stanley K.
Corban, Robert R.
McGuire, Melissa L.
Beke, Erik G.

Reference Number:

AIAA-93-4170

Conference:

AIAA Space Programs and Technologies Conference and Exhibit

Piloted Mars Mission Planning: NEP Technology and Power Levels
Author(s):

George, Jeffrey A.
Hack, Kurt J.
Dudzinski, Leonard A.
Gefert, Leon P.
Gilland, James H.

Conference:

10th Symposium on Space Nuclear Power Systems

Return to top

1992

An Improved Heat Transfer Configuration for a Solid-Core Nuclear Thermal Rocket Engine
Author(s):

Clark, John S.
Walton, James T.
McGuire, Melissa L.

Conference:

28th AIAA/SAE/ASME/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Nuclear Electric Propulsion Benefits to Piloted Synthesis Missions
Author(s):

Dudzinski, Leonard A.
Gefert, Leon P.
Hack, Kurt J.

Conference:

American Nuclear Society Nuclear Technologies for Space

Fast Piloted Missions to Mars Using Nuclear Electric Propulsion
Author(s):

Dudzinski, Leonard A.

Conference:

9th Symposium on Space Nuclear Power Systems

Return to top

1991

Minimizing Legal Liability of Cost Estimators
Author(s):

Beins, Joseph C.
Daschback, James Dr. Mizer, David

Conference:

The International Society Of Parametric Analysis Conference

Nuclear Electric Propulsion Mission Performance for Fast Piloted Mars Missions
Author(s):

Hack, Kurt J.
George, Jeffrey A.
Dudzinski, Leonard A.

Reference Number:

AIAA 91-3488

Conference:

AIAA Conference on Advanced SEI Technologies

Return to top

1990

Evolutionary Use of Nuclear Electric Propulsion
Author(s):

Hack, Kurt J.
George, Jeffrey A.
Riehl, John P.
Gilland, James

Reference Number:

AIAA-90-3821

Conference:

AIAA Space Programs and Technologies Conference

Solar Electric Propulsion for Mars Transport Vehicles
Author(s):

Hickman, John M.
Curtis, H. B.
Alexander, Stephen W.
Gilland, James H.
Hack, Kurt J.
Lawrence, C.
Swartz, C. K.

Reference Number:

NASA-TM-1990-103234

Nuclear Electric Propulsion for Mars Cargo Missions
Author(s):

Mason, Lee S.
Hack, Kurt J.
Gilland, James H.

Conference:

7th Symposium on Space Nuclear Power Systems

Return to top

Unknown Year

Minimum Time Transfer of a Constant Low Thrust Rocket Between Elliptic Orbits in Strong Newtonian Gravity Fields
Author(s):

Kiforenko, Boris N.
Taras, Kiev
Prof. Pasechnik, Zoya V.
Yu, Igor
Balkanyi, Leslie R.
Riehl, John P.

Application of a Small Nuclear Thermal/Nuclear Electric Bimodal Vehicle for Planetary Exploration
Author(s):

Riehl, John P.
Borowski, Stanley K.
Dudzinski, Leonard A.

Advanced Propulsion for Geostationary Orbit Insertion and North-South Station Keeping
Author(s):

Riehl, John P.

Reference Number:

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Volume 34, Number 1
NASA-CR-204666

Publications: This site makes available documents in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). To view them you will need to have the Adobe Acrobat Reader plug-in.
1999-01-2449.pdf AIAA-93-4170.pdf AIAA-95-2812.pdf AIAA-96-2810.pdf	AIAA-97-2956.pdf AIAA-98-3591.pdf AIAA-98-3883.pdf NASA_CR-198427.pdf	NASA_CR-198517.pdf NASA_CR-204666.pdf NASA-TM-106406.pdf NASA-TM-1990-103234.pdf	NASA-TM-2000-210243.pdf NASA-TM-2002-211314.pdf NASA-TM-2002-211599.pdf NASA-TM-2002-211871.pdf	NASA-TM-2002-211892.pdf NASA-TM-2002-211893.pdf NASA-TM-2003-212227.pdf NASA-TM-2003-212315.pdf STAIF-2003-177.pdf

Responsible NASA Official: Glen Horvat
Web Curator: Central Web Services Team
NASA Privacy Statement
Last updated on Monday, 12-Mar-2007

Engineering and Technical Services Directorate link