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Projected NASA Power Requirements for Space Science and Exploration Missions
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NASA's Office of Space Science and Applications has recently completed its long-range strategic plan which describes a number of exciting space science missions into the early 21st century. In parallel, NASA's new Office of Exploration has begun defining in more detail the architectures of the Space Exploration Initiative (SEI) for returning to the Moon and going to Mars. Both the space science missions and the SEI missions are dependent upon power sources and energy storage with strong requirements for reliability, long life, ease of assembly, autonomy, and light weight. This paper reviews the currently planned space science and SEI missions and focuses upon the power requirements with a view toward guiding technology developers and power designers.
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Bennett, G., Pilcher, C., and Smith, W., "Projected NASA Power Requirements for Space Science and Exploration Missions," SAE Technical Paper 929004, 1992, https://doi.org/10.4271/929004.Also In
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