Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Assessments

Reactor Parametric Assessments for Alternative Propellant Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Engines

1:30–1:50PM MDT

Corey Smith (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Daria Nikitaeva (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Jacob Stonehill (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Matthew Duchek (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.)

Ground Test Technology Demonstration for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Engines

1:50–2:10PM MDT

Ricky Sasmal (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Lindsey Holmes (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Jim Rector (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Marcus Neely (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center)

Nuclear Thermal Propulsion vs. LOX/LH2 Chemical Propulsion for Cislunar Architectures

2:10–2:30PM MDT

Christopher B. Reynolds (Aerojet Rocketdyne), C. Russell Joyner II (Aerojet Rocketdyne), Timothy Kokan (Aerojet Rocketdyne), Daniel J.H. Levack (Aerojet Rocketdyne)

Exploring the Feasibility of Kuiper Belt Missions Supported by Centrifugal Nuclear Thermal Propulsion

2:30–2:50PM MDT

William Ziehm (Univ. Alabama, Huntsville), L. Dale Thomas (Univ. Alabama, Huntsville)

Preliminary Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Engine System Trades for Robotic Missions to Jupiter

2:50–3:10PM MDT

Saroj Kumar (Univ. Alabama, Hunstville), L. Dale Thomas (Univ. Alabama, Hunstville), Jason T. Cassibry (Univ. Alabama, Hunstville)