Non-Nuclear Exploration of the Solar System
Workshop Image Gallery
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Figure 1. Front cover of the final report. A solar-powered spacecraft approaches Uranus 20 au from the Sun using ion propulsion to gently thrust into orbit. The spacecraft is powered by two 60-m x 60-m solar array wings.
Image credit: Keck Institute for Space Studies / Chuck Carter.
Figure 2. Illustration of a potential concept for electrospray thrusters distributed on the
back-side of the solar arrays of a solar-powered exploration vehicle.
Image credit: Keck Institute for Space Studies / Chuck Carter.
Figure 3. A solar-powered spacecraft beams power from the Uranus-Miranda Lagrange
point L2 across 600 km, providing power to a lander on the surface of Miranda.
Image credit: Keck Institute for Space Studies / Chuck Carter.