Search Results - "Oleson, Steven R."

Lunar Production System for Extracting Oxygen from Regolith by Linne, Diane L, Schuler, Jason M, Sibille, Laurent, Kleinhenz, Julie E, Colozza, Anthony J, J. Fincannon, Homer, Oleson, Steven R, Suzuki, Nantel H, Moore, Landon

“…AbstractA study was conducted to determine the mass and power of an in situ propellant production plant producing 10.5 t of liquid oxygen per year from the…”
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Human Exploration using Real-Time Robotic Operations (HERRO): A space exploration strategy for the 21st century by Schmidt, George R., Landis, Geoffrey A., Oleson, Steven R.

“…This paper presents an exploration strategy for human missions beyond Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and the Moon that combines the best features of human and robotic…”
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Breakthrough capability for UVOIR space astronomy: Reaching the darkest sky by Greenhouse, Matthew A., Benson, Scott W., Englander, Jacob, Falck, Robert D., Fixsen, Dale J., Gardner, Jonathan P., Kruk, Jeffrey W., Oleson, Steven R., Thronson, Harley A.

“…We describe how availability of new solar electric propulsion (SEP) technology can substantially increase the science capability of space astronomy missions…”
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NASA's Kilopower reactor development and the path to higher power missions by Gibson, Marc A., Oleson, Steven R., Poston, David I., McClure, Patrick

“…The development of NASA's Kilopower fission reactor is taking large strides toward flight development with several successful tests completed during its…”
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Combustion-based power source for Venus surface missions by Miller, Timothy F., Paul, Michael V., Oleson, Steven R.

“…The National Research Council has identified in situ exploration of Venus as an important mission for the coming decade of NASA's exploration of our solar…”
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Solar electric propulsion for future NASA missions by Landis, Geoffrey A., Oleson, Steven R., Mercer, Carolyn R.

“…Use of high-power solar arrays, at power levels up to a megawatt, have been proposed for a solar-electric propulsion (SEP) missions, using photovoltaic arrays…”
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Exploring Titan's cryogenic hydrocarbon seas with boat-deployed expendable dropsondes by Lorenz, Ralph D., Oleson, Steven R., Colozza, Anthony J., Jones, Robert, Packard, Thomas, Hartwig, Jason, Newman, J. Michael, Gyekenyesi, John Z., Schmitz, Paul, Walsh, Justin

“…•Presents concept for exploring Titan's cryogenic hydrocarbon seas.•Horizontal mobility achieved with a ‘boat' with direct-to-Earth communication.•Depth…”
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Recent advances in nuclear powered electric propulsion for space exploration by Cassady, R. Joseph, Frisbee, Robert H., Gilland, James H., Houts, Michael G., LaPointe, Michael R., Maresse-Reading, Colleen M., Oleson, Steven R., Polk, James E., Russell, Derrek, Sengupta, Anita

“…Nuclear and radioisotope powered electric thrusters are being developed as primary in space propulsion systems for potential future robotic and piloted space…”
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Radioisotope electric propulsion (REP): A near-term approach to nuclear propulsion by Schmidt, George R., Manzella, David H., Kamhawi, Hani, Kremic, Tibor, Oleson, Steven R., Dankanich, John W., Dudzinski, Leonard A.

“…Studies over the last decade have shown radioisotope-based nuclear electric propulsion to be enhancing and, in some cases, enabling for many potential robotic…”
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Radioisotope Electric Propulsion (REP): A Near-Term Approach to Nuclear Propulsion by Schmidt, George R., Manzella, David H., Kamhawi, Hani, Kremic, Tibor, Oleson, Steven R., Dankanich, John W., Dudzinski, Leonard A.

“…Studies over the last decade have shown radioisotope-based nuclear electric propulsion to be enhancing and, in some cases, enabling for many potential robotic…”
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Recent advances in nuclear powered electric propulsion for space exploration: Space nuclear power and propulsion by CASSADY, R. Joseph, FRISBEE, Robert H, GILLAND, James H, HOUTS, Michael G, LAPOINTE, Michael R, MARESSE-READING, Colleen M, OLESON, Steven R, POLK, James E, RUSSELL, Derrek, SENGUPTA, Anita

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Advanced solar cell and array technology for NASA deep space missions by Piszczor, Michael F., Benson, Scott W., Scheiman, David A., Snyder, David B., Fincannon, Homer J., Oleson, Steven R., Landis, Geoffrey A.

“…A recent study by the NASA Glenn Research Center assessed the feasibility of using photovoltaics (PV) to power spacecraft for outer planetary, deep space…”
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