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Lee S. Mason
Researcher at NASA Headquarters
Publications - 10
Citations - 73
Lee S. Mason is an academic researcher from NASA Headquarters. The author has contributed to research in topics: Nuclear power & Mars Exploration Program. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 10 publications receiving 55 citations. Previous affiliations of Lee S. Mason include Glenn Research Center.
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Development of NASA's Small Fission Power System for Science and Human Exploration
Marc A. Gibson,Lee S. Mason,Cheryl Bowman,David I. Poston,Patrick R. McClure,John Creasy,Chris Robinson +6 more
TL;DR: A small team of NASA and DOE experts are providing a solution to these enabling FPS technologies starting with the lowest power and most cost effective reactor series named Kilopower that is scalable from approximately 1-10 kWe as discussed by the authors.
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Kilopower, NASA's Small Fission Power System for Science and Human Exploration
Marc A. Gibson,Lee S. Mason,Cheryl Bowman,David I. Poston,Patrick R. McClure,John Creasy,Chris Robinson +6 more
A Comparison of Energy Conversion Technologies for Space Nuclear Power Systems
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the energy conversion technology options that can be used with radioisotope power systems (RPS) and Fission Power System (FPS), and provided an assessment of their relative performance and technology readiness.
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A Comparison of Energy Conversion Technologies for Space Nuclear Power Systems
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the energy conversion technology options that can be used with radioisotope power systems (RPS) and Fission Power System (FPS), and provided an assessment of their relative performance and technology readiness.
Development of NASA's Small Fission Power System for Science and Human Exploration
Marc A. Gibson,Lee S. Mason,Cheryl Bowman,David I. Poston,Patrick R. McClure,John Creasy,Chris Robinson +6 more
TL;DR: A small team of NASA and DOE experts are providing a solution to these enabling FPS technologies starting with the lowest power and most cost effective reactor series named "Kilopower" that is scalable from approximately 1-10 kWe as discussed by the authors.