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Current Space Propulsion Systems and Future Trends
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Space Technology Conference
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English
Abstract
The characteristics of current space propulsion systems are reviewed, including performance, storability, restart, and throttling. Their limitations are discussed with emphasis in the area of long-term storage coupled with high performance. Potential methods for overcoming limitations also are reviewed.