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Accession Number
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ADA564003
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Title
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Contamination and Micropropulsion Technology.
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Publication Date
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Jul 2012
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Media Count
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135p
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Personal Author
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A. Ketsdever N. Gimelshein S. Gimelshein T. Lilly
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Abstract
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The growing interest in the use of microspacecraft within government and industry is driving a critical need for new propulsion systems capable of fulfilling a wide range of mission requirements. The applicability of each propulsion system is highly mission dependent and subject to system constraints. The purpose of this research was to investigate the design, fabrication, and microspacecraft systems limitations associated with the scaling of micropropulsion devices.
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Keywords
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Contamination
Design criteria
Fabrication
Industries
Missions
Plane wave diffraction
Propulsion systems
Requirements
Spacecraft
Thrusters
Vacuum energy
Vacuum fluctuations
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Source Agency
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Non Paid ADAS
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NTIS Subject Category
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81G - Rocket Engines & Motors
84G - Unmanned Spacecraft
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Corporate Author
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Air Force Research Lab., Edwards AFB, CA. Propulsion Directorate West.
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Document Type
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Technical report
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Title Note
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Final technical rept. 25 Oct 2004-28 Apr 2012.
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NTIS Issue Number
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1302
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Contract Number
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N/A
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