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Accession Number
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N20120014217
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Title
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Nuclear Cryogenic Propulsion Stage Fuel Design and Fabrication.
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Publication Date
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Mar 2012
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Media Count
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14p
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Personal Author
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J. Broadway J. Webb L. Qualls O. Mireles R. Hickman
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Abstract
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Nuclear Cryogenic Propulsion Stage (NCPS) is a game changing technology for space exploration. Goal of assessing the affordability and viability of an NCPS includes thses overall tasks: (1) Pre-conceptual design of the NCPS and architecture integration (2) NCPS Fuel Design and Testing (3) Nuclear Thermal Rocket Element Environmental Simulator (NTREES) (4) Affordable NCPS Development and Qualification Strategy (5) Second Generation NCPS Concepts. There is a critical need for fuels development. Fuel task objectives are to demonstrate capabilities and critical technologies using full scale element fabrication and testing.
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Keywords
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Ceramic nuclear fuels
Cermets
Cryogenics
Feasibility analysis
Graphite
Nuclear propulsion
Propulsive efficiency
Spacecraft propulsion
Specific impulse
Technology assessment
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Source Agency
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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NTIS Subject Category
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84 - Space Technology
81I - Nuclear Propulsion
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Corporate Author
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Huntsville, AL. George C. Marshall Space Flight Center.
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Document Type
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Technical report
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Title Note
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N/A
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NTIS Issue Number
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1307
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Contract Number
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N/A
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