02582nam 2200577 a 450 991045525970332120200520144314.01-282-27244-697866122724480-309-13858-2(CKB)1000000000816154(EBL)3378509(SSID)ssj0000342094(PQKBManifestationID)11231015(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000342094(PQKBWorkID)10285607(PQKB)10645169(MiAaPQ)EBC3378509(Au-PeEL)EBL3378509(CaPaEBR)ebr10318113(CaONFJC)MIL227244(OCoLC)923280529(EXLCZ)99100000000081615420091008d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrRadioisotope power systems[electronic resource] 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 CouncilWashington, D.C. National Academies Press20091 online resource (69 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-309-13857-4 Includes bibliographical references.""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""Radioisotopes in astronauticsUnited StatesSpace vehiclesAuxiliary power supplySpace vehiclesIsotopic power generatorsElectronic books.Radioisotopes in astronauticsSpace vehiclesAuxiliary power supply.Space vehiclesIsotopic power generators.629.43MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455259703321Radioisotope power systems1943151UNINA