Early Program Development
This 1960 artist's concept shows a 24-hour communication satellite design incorporating an arc engine with a nuclear power source. The concept was one of many missions proposed by the Marshall Space Flight Center for electrically-propelled spacecraft.
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NASA ID
9902022
Date Created
January 1, 1960
Center
MSFC
Media Type
image
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