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Modular, ion-propelled, orbit-transfer vehicle

Hermel et al., 1988

Document ID
6497969807068970476
Author
Hermel J
Meese R
Rogers W
Kushida R
Beattie J
Hyman Jr J
Publication year
Publication venue
Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

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WITH the advent of the Space Transportation System, development of a low-cost means of transferring spacecraft from low-Earth orbit (LEO) to higher orbits has become a major objective. At present, this transfer task is accomplished using either a solid or liquid chemical …
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