*KLYSTRONS, *JET propulsion, *ELECTRIC current converters, *AERONAUTICS
Abstract
This paper reviews the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)/Jet Propulsion Laboratory(JPL) CloudSat Extended Interaction Klystron requirements, design, performance, and development of a long life model for the European Space Agency (ESA)/Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency EarthCARE program plus Ka-band Extended Interaction Klystrons for the NASAIJPL Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter and ESA European Global Precipitation Measurement Missions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]