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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821616103321

Titolo

Radioisotope power systems : an imperative for maintaining U.S. leadership in space exploration / / Radioisotope Power Systems Committee, Space Studies Board, Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2009

ISBN

0-309-14176-1

1-282-27244-6

9786612272448

0-309-13858-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (69 p.)

Disciplina

629.43

Soggetti

Radioisotopes in astronautics - United States

Space vehicles - Auxiliary power supply

Space vehicles - Isotopic power generators

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Tables, Figures, and Box""; ""Summary""; ""1 The Problem""; ""2 Background""; ""3 Plutonium-238 Supply""; ""4 RPS Research and Development""; ""List of Findings and Recommendations""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A: Statement of Task""; ""Appendix B: Biographies of Committee Members and Staff""; ""Appendix C: NASA�s Projected Demand for 238Pu""; ""Appendix D: Comparison of 238Pu to Alternatives""; ""Appendix E: History of Space Nuclear Power Systems""; ""Appendix F: Briefings to the Committee""; ""Appendix G: Acronyms and Abbreviations""