Commercial Electric Propulsion Enables Innovative and Practical Mars Sample Return Missions
Abstract
The availability of affordable commercial electric propulsion fundamentally changes the option space for Mars sample return, leading to near-term architectures that are simpler and less expensive and enabling combined human-robotic missions.
- Publication:
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Concepts and Approaches for Mars Exploration
- Pub Date:
- June 2012
- Bibcode:
- 2012LPICo1679.4054O