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.

"Spacecraft require electrical energy. This energy must be available in the outer reaches of the solar system where sunlight is very faint. It must be available through lunar nights that last for 14 days, through long periods of dark and cold at the higher latitudes on Mars, and in high-radiati...

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Corporate Author: National Research Council (U.S.). Radioisotope Power Systems Committee
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2009.
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