Definition,Expansion and Screening of Architectures for Planetary Exploration Class Nuclear Electric Propulsion and Power Systems by Bryan K.Smith M.S.Industrial Engineering,Cleveland State University,1989 B.S.Industrial and Systems Engineering,Ohio University,1983 Submitted to the System Design and Management Program in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Engineering and Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology February 2003 2003 Massachusetts Institute of Technology All rights reserved Signature of Author Bryan K.Smith System Design and Management Program December 17,2002 Certified by Olivier L.de Weck Thesis Supervisor Assistant Professor of Aeronautics Astronautics and Engineering Systems Certified by Raymond J.Sedwick Technical Advisor Principle Research Scientist,Department of Aeronautics Astronautics Accepted by Steven D.Eppinger Co-Director.LFM/SDM GM LFM Professor of Management Science and Engineering Systems Accepted by Paul A.Lagace Co-Director.LFM/SDM Professor of Aeronautics Astronautics and Engineering SystemsDefinition, Expansion and Screening of Architectures for Planetary Exploration Class Nuclear Electric Propulsion and Power Systems by Bryan K. Smith M.S. Industrial Engineering, Cleveland State University, 1989 B.S. Industrial and Systems Engineering, Ohio University, 1983 Submitted to the System Design and Management Program in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Engineering and Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology February 2003 © 2003 Massachusetts Institute of Technology All rights reserved Signature of Author Bryan K. Smith System Design and Management Program December 17, 2002 Certified by Olivier L. de Weck Thesis Supervisor Assistant Professor of Aeronautics & Astronautics and Engineering Systems Certified by Raymond J. Sedwick Technical Advisor Principle Research Scientist, Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics Accepted by Steven D. Eppinger Co-Director, LFM/SDM GM LFM Professor of Management Science and Engineering Systems Accepted by Paul A. Lagace Co-Director, LFM/SDM Professor of Aeronautics & Astronautics and Engineering Systems 1