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NASA's New Emphasis on In-Space Propulsion Technology Research NASA’s New Emphasis on In-Space Propulsion Technology Research Les Johnson Advanced Space Transportation Program/TD15 NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Marshall Space Flight Center, Alabama 35812 USA Phone: 256–544–0614 E-Mail: [email protected] IEPC-01-001 ABSTRACT NASA’s Advanced Space Transportation Program (ASTP) is investing in technologies to achieve a factor of 10 reduction in the cost of Earth orbital transportation and a factor of 2 reduction in propulsion system mass and travel time for planetary missions within the next 15 yr. Since more than 70% of projected launches over the next 10 yr will require propulsion systems capable of attaining destinations beyond low-Earth orbit (LEO), investment in in-space tech- nologies will benefit a large percentage of future missions. The ASTP technology portfolio includes many advanced propulsion systems. From the next- generation ion propulsion system operating in the 5–10 kW range to fission-powered multikilowatt systems, substantial advances in spacecraft propulsion performance are antici- pated. Some of the most promising technologies for achieving these goals use the environment of space itself for energy and propulsion and are generically called “propellantless,” because they do not require onboard fuel to achieve thrust. An overview of state-of-the-art space pro- pulsion technologies, such as solar and plasma sails, electrodynamic and momentum transfer tethers, and aeroassist and aerocapture, will also be described. Results of recent Earth-based technology demonstrations and space tests for many of these new propulsion technologies will be discussed. THE LIMITS OF CHEMICAL PROPULSION our continued exploration of space. The efficiency with which a chemical rocket uses its fuel to produce thrust, A vigorous and robust space science and exploration specific impulse (Isp), is limited to several hundred program will require a new generation of propulsion seconds or less. In order to attain the high speeds re- systems. Chemical propulsion, which relies on making quired to reach outer planetary bodies, much less ren- chemical bonds to release energy and produce rocket dezvous with them, will require propulsion system exhaust, has been the workhorse of space exploration efficiencies well over 1,000 sec. Chemical propulsion since its beginning. However, we have reached its systems cannot meet this requirement. performance limits and those limits are now hindering * Presented as Paper IEPC-01-001 at the 27th International Electric Propulsion Conference, Pasadena, CA, 15-19 October, 2001. † This paper is declared a work of the U.S. Government and is not subject to copyright protection in the United States. 1 ELECTRIC PROPULSION FISSION PROPULSION An electric propulsion system uses electrical energy to A fission reactor in space can be used for propulsion in energize the propellant to much higher exhaust veloci- two ways. The energy created by the fission reaction can ties (Ve) than those available from chemical reactions. be used to heat a propellant to extremely high tempera- Ion propulsion is an electric propulsion technology that tures, thus increasing its exhaust velocity and Isp. Alter- uses ionized gas as propellant. Ionized xenon gas is elec- natively, fission energy can be converted to electricity trostatically accelerated to a speed of ≈30 km/sec and and used to power an electric propulsion system. The provides the “exhaust” for the propulsion system. Ion first space fission system is likely to use the latter ap- propulsion is being used by commercial telecommuni- proach for propelling a series of robotic spacecraft to cation satellites and has been demonstrated as a primary the outer planets and beyond. Figure 2 shows the rela- spacecraft propulsion system by the NSTAR demonstra- tive benefits of nuclear propulsion for human and ro- tion on the Deep Space 1 mission. botic exploration missions of interest to NASA. Electric propulsion thrusters can be divided into three A nuclear electric propulsion system for a Kuiper Belt broad categories: (1) Electrothermal thrusters use elec- exploration mission might use a 100–200 kWe nuclear tric energy to simply heat the propellant, (2) electrostatic reactor, launched “cold”—where only zero power test- thrusters use charge potential differences to accelerate ing has been conducted. The reactor would be activat- propellant ions, and (3) electromagnetic thrusters use ed at a positive C3 (beyond Earth escape) to power a electromagnetic forces (J × B) to accelerate a propellant krypton-fueled ion propulsion system. The propulsion plasma. system would carry science payload on an indirect tra- jectory (heliocentric spiral trajectory), building up to final NASA is pursuing technologies to increase the perfor- velocity of ≈25 AU/yr after a 10-yr run time. After en- mance of electrostatic thrusters by going to higher power gine burnout, the science payload would be deployed. levels and by increasing the Isp on a system level. Figure 1 illustrates the mission benefit of using electric propul- The first step toward using advanced fission propulsion sion to increase the payload mass fraction. systems is development of a safe, affordable fission sys- tem that can enhance or enable near-term missions of interest. To this objective, NASA is defining a safe, af- Chemical Propulsion Electric Propulsion 0.6 fordable fission engine (SAFE) test series, designed to demonstrate a 300-kW flight configuration system us- 0.5 ing non-nuclear testing. The SAFE–30 test series is a 0.4 full-core test capable of producing 30 kW using resis- 0.3 tance heating to simulate the heat of fission. The 30-kW 0.2 core consists of 48 stainless steel tubes and 12 stainless 0.1 steel/sodium heat pipes welded together longitudinally Payload Mass/Launch Mass to formulate a core similar to that of a fission flight sys- 0 tem. Heat is removed from the core via the 12 heat pipes, Lunar closely simulating the operation of an actual system. Jupiter Transport Precursor Interstellar Grand Tour Mars Cargo Human Mars Geosynchronous PROPELLANTLESS PROPULSION Figure 1 – Electric propulsion systems provide up to Conventional space propulsion relies on the transfer of 10 times the payload capacity of chemical momentum from propellant to spacecraft, with the mo- rockets to the same destination. mentum of the system remaining unchanged. For ex- ample, a large-mass spacecraft using chemical propulsion will experience a small velocity change through the 2 Piloted Mars Neptune Orbiter Pluto Rendezvous 2,000 200 200 Much Harder Than Flyby Crew Due to Need for Slowing Down 1,500 150 150 Chemical + Aerocapture Chemical 1,000 100 100 Chemical NEP Chemical + Advanced Near Term Aerocapture 500 50 50 Initial Mass in Low-Earth Orbit (MT) NEP NEP 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 8 10121416101520253035 Flight Time (yr) Flight Time (yr) Flight Time (yr) Figure 2 – Nuclear electric propulsion enables a new class of space missions. exhaust of a small mass having a large velocity. A rocket, In the near term, deployable sails will be fabricated from therefore, exchanges momentum with the propellant, materials such as Dupont Mylar or Kapton coated striving to reduce propellant consumption by increasing with ≈500 Å of aluminum. The thinnest available Kapton the exhaust velocity of the propellant. A rocket can ex- films are 7.6 µ in thickness and have an areal density of pel hydrogen, water vapor, antimatter annihilation prod- ≈11 g/m2. Sails thinner than this, made from conven- ucts, etc.; the principle is still the same. tional materials, have the potential to rip or tear in the deployment process. Recent breakthroughs in compos- A “propellantless” propulsion system simply uses a ite materials and carbon-fiber structures may make sails different form of momentum exchange to produce thrust, of areal density <1 g/m2 a possibility. The reduced sail usually through interaction with the natural space envi- mass achieved this way may allow much greater accel- ronment. Solar sails, plasma sails, aerocapture, and eration, greater payload carrying capability, and reduced tethers are examples of propellantless propulsion technol- trip time. ogies being investigated. PLASMA SAILS SOLAR SAILS A novel new approach to spacecraft propulsion using a A solar sail is a propulsion concept which makes use of virtual sail composed of low-energy plasma might har- a flat surface of very thin reflective material supported ness the energy of the solar wind to propel a spacecraft by a lightweight deployable structure. Solar sails accel- anywhere in the solar system and beyond. Such plasma erate under the pressure from solar radiation (essentially sails will affect their momentum transfer with the plen- a momentum transfer from reflected solar photons), thus tiful solar wind streaming from the Sun. Plasma sails requiring no propellant. Since a solar sail uses no pro- use a plasma chamber attached to a spacecraft as the pri- pellant, it has an effectively infinite Isp; however, the mary propulsion system. Solar cells and solenoid coils thrust-to-weight ratio is very low, typically between would power the creation of a dense magnetized plasma, 10–4 to 10–5 for the 9 N/km2 solar pressure at Earth’s or ionized gas, that would inflate an electromagnetic field distance from the Sun. up to 19 km in radius around the spacecraft. In the 3 future, fission power could be used. The field would in- Propulsive Capture Aerocapture teract with and be dragged by the solar wind. Creating 100 this virtual sail will be analogous to raising a giant physi- 90 cal sail and harnessing the solar wind, which moves at 80 speeds >1 M km/hr. 70 Tests of the plasma sail concept are ongoing at Marshall 60 Space Flight Center (MSFC) and the University of Wash- 50 ington. Thrust measurements, using a Hall thruster to 40 simulate the solar wind, are planned in 2002–2003. 30 20 Capture Propellant Mass Fraction (%) 10 AEROCAPTURE 0 Robotic Robotic Robotic HEDS Mars Venus Neptune Mars Aerocapture relies on the exchange of momentum with a planetary atmosphere to achieve thrust, in this case, a decelerating thrust leading to orbit capture.
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