Options and Risk for Qualification of Electric Propulsion Systems
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چکیده
As Electric Propulsion (EP) increases in recognition as a means of spacecraft primary propulsion and orbit maintenance, more complex spacecraft using EP will be produced. With the proven adage, test what we fly and fly what we test, the ground and on-orbit verification programs for those spacecraft utilizing EP for primary propulsion also increases in complexity. While EP systems have been tested for decades, this paper will seek to address the options associated with the verification/qualification of entire spacecraft utilizing Electric Propulsion systems powered by nuclear and nonnuclear sources.
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