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Enabling Deep Space Science Missions with Nuclear Thermal Propulsion

Whitepaper #093 submitted to the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey 2023-2032. Topics: giant planets systems; primitive bodies

Published onMar 18, 2021
Enabling Deep Space Science Missions with Nuclear Thermal Propulsion

Nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) enables entirely new classes of deep-space science missions to yield scientific returns that, in most cases, are simply not possible with traditional architectures. NTP systems can yield dramatically reduced interplanetary travel times and/or deliver greater mass than conventional propulsion systems.

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