Radioisotope 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 Council

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (69 p.)
• Disciplina: 629.43
• Soggetto topico: Radioisotopes in astronautics - United States; Space vehicles - Auxiliary power supply; Space vehicles - Isotopic power generators
• 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: NASAâ€?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""
• Titolo autorizzato: Radioisotope power systems
• ISBN: 0-309-14176-1; 1-282-27244-6; 9786612272448; 0-309-13858-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910778536403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II