Propulsion to Moons of Jupiter

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Propulsion to Moons of Jupiter Using Heat and
Water Without Electrolysis Or Cryogenics
Anthony Zuppero NeoKismet L.L.C.
Space Exploration 2005The First International
Conference and Exposition onScience,
Engineering, and Habitation in Space,and
theFirst Biennial Space Elevator WorkshopApril
3-6, 2005Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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Nuclear Thermal Rocket
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NERVA rocket
Thank you Mell Merrit for inspiring me.
1971 Jackass Flats, Nevada
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Callisto, Ice Moon of Jupiter
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LH2 NTR doable someday
H2O NTR doable now
LH2 NTR doable now
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Lunar South Pole, by D.O.D. Clementine
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Water Extractor
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Lunar Hydrogen at Forever Dark Poles
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Near Earth Asteroids
you
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Toutatis, near Earth
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Pcomet Wilson Harrington
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Periodic Comets "Jupiter Family Comets"
Short Period Comets
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Halleys Comet
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Ice Moon Orbital Velocities like Earth's Moon
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Callisto
Orbital Maneuvers
moon
Earth
Jupiter
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Electricity In Space, or NOT
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LH2 NTR doable someday
LH2 NTR doable now
H2O NTR doable now
10,000 tons useful payload
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LH2 NTR doable someday
H2O NTR doable now
LH2 NTR doable now
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At Maximum Power, You Choose Propellant Mass
NET Payload
Specific Impulse