LEADER 02575nam 2200589 a 450 001 9910821616103321 005 20240417004631.0 010 $a0-309-14176-1 010 $a1-282-27244-6 010 $a9786612272448 010 $a0-309-13858-2 035 $a(CKB)1000000000816154 035 $a(EBL)3378509 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000342094 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11231015 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000342094 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10285607 035 $a(PQKB)10645169 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3378509 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3378509 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10318113 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL227244 035 $a(OCoLC)923280529 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000816154 100 $a20091008d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aRadioisotope power systems $ean imperative for maintaining U.S. leadership in space exploration /$fRadioisotope Power Systems Committee, Space Studies Board, Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cNational Academies Press$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (69 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-309-13857-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $a""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: NASAa???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"" 606 $aRadioisotopes in astronautics$zUnited States 606 $aSpace vehicles$xAuxiliary power supply 606 $aSpace vehicles$xIsotopic power generators 615 0$aRadioisotopes in astronautics 615 0$aSpace vehicles$xAuxiliary power supply. 615 0$aSpace vehicles$xIsotopic power generators. 676 $a629.43 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910821616103321 996 $aRadioisotope power systems$94035441 997 $aUNINA