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Academic Research

Academic papers for research performed by CRS contributors.

Rountree, Robert. “ASTE 572 Resistojet Design Project.” University of Southern California. April 2024.

Rountree, Robert. “Review of: “A feasibility study on low enriched uranium fuel for nuclear thermal rockets- II: Rocket and reactor performance.” University of Southern California. April 2024.

External Research

Ion Thrusters

Patterson, Michael and George. “Krypton Ion Thruster Performance.” NASA Technical Memorandum 105818. 28th Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit. July 1992.

Multiple Authors. “Non conventional Propellants for Electric Propulsion Applications.” Space Propulsion 2010 – 1841086.

Trajectory Optimization

Vinh, N. X. “General Theory of Optimal Trajectory for
Rocket Flight in a Resisting Medium.” Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications, Vol. 11, No. 2. 1973.

Nuclear Thermal Propulsion

Venneri, Paolo F. and Kim, Yonghee. “A feasibility study on low-enriched uranium fuel for nuclear thermal rockets – I: Reactivity potential.” Progress in Nuclear Energy, Volume 83, 2015, Pages 406-418.

Venneri, Paolo F. and Kim, Yonghee. “A feasibility study on low enriched uranium fuel for nuclear thermal rockets – II: Rocket and reactor performance.” Progress in Nuclear Energy Volume 87, March 2016, pp. 156-167.

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