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NASA EPPP Propulsion 1999
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Researchers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center propose the External Pulsed Plasma Propulsion (EPPP) system, specifically the GABRIEL framework, as a high-performance solution for human interplanetary exploration and asteroid deflection. This 1999 report argues that utilizing plasma waves from small fission pulses offers superior thrust and specific impulse compared to conventional chemical or nuclear thermal technologies. The authors conclude that EPPP provides a feasible path for ambitious 21st-century space missions using well-understood physics and existing materials.
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DOC-20000021
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8/9/2026
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INTRODUCTION
External Pulsed Plasma Propulsion And its Potential for the Near Future J. A. Bonometti, P. J. Morton and G. R. Schmidt NASA MSFC, TD40 Marshall Space Flight Center, Alabama, 35812 Joe. Bonometti@,n,,msfc.nasa.~ov/ (256) 544-4019 1 Fax: (256) 544-5926 Phillip. [email protected].~ov/ (256) 544-46 13 / Fax: (256) 544-5926 Georee. Schmidt@,msfc.nasa.rtov/ (256) 544-6055 / Fax: (256) 544-5926
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Researchers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center propose the External Pulsed Plasma Propulsion (EPPP) system, specifically the GABRIEL framework, as a high-performance solution for human interplanetary exploration and asteroid deflection. This 1999 report argues that utilizing plasma waves from sm...
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