Priorities in space science enabled by nuclear power and propulsion

Priorities in space science enabled by nuclear power and propulsion / Committee on Priorities for Space Science Enabled by Nuclear Power and Propulsion [and others].

In 2003, NASA began an R & D effort to develop nuclear power and propulsion systems for solar system exploration. This activity, renamed Project Prometheus in 2004, was initiated because of the inherent limitations in photovoltaic and chemical propulsion systems in reaching many solar system obj...

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Corporate Author: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Priorities for Space Science Enabled by Nuclear Power and Propulsion
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2006.
Subjects:
Space vehicles > Nuclear power plants.
Space vehicles > Propulsion systems.
Space vehicles > Auxiliary power supply.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Aeronautics & Astronautics.
Space vehicles > Auxiliary power supply
Space vehicles > Nuclear power plants
Space vehicles > Propulsion systems
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