The Deep Space-1 (DS-1) mission to be launched in 1998 will use an autonomous navigation system to guide the spacecraft on a low thrust trajectory to flybys of an asteriod and a comet.
The Primary Mission for Deep Space (DS1) was to demonstrate 12 new technologies one of which was the Ion Propulsion System (IPS). After successfully completing its primary mission, DS1 was given a new mission. The objective ...
This paper describes the different electro static and electro magnetic emissions of the ion engine for each of the the thrust levels the engine has operated in space and in the test chamber.
Deep Space 1 (DS1) launched from Cape Canaveral on October 24, 1998. During a highly successful primary mission, it tested 12 advanced, high-risk technologies in space. In an extremely successful extended mission, it ...
Burkhart, P. Daniel; Aaron, Seth; O'Farrell, Clara(Pasadena, CA: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2018, 2018-06-11)