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Atomic power in space : a history / prepared by Planning & Human Systems, Inc. ; prepared for U.S. Department of Energy, Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Reactor Systems Development and Technology.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Planning and Human Systems, Inc., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Space vehicles--Isotopic power generators--History.
- Space vehicles.
- Space vehicles--Nuclear power plants--History.
- Space vehicles--Isotopic power generators.
- Space vehicles--Nuclear power plants.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (vi, 180 pages) : illustrations
- Distribution:
- [Oak Ridge, Tenn.] : [U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Scientific and Technical Information], 1987.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : U.S. Department of Energy, Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Reactor System, Development and Technology, March 1987.
- Summary:
- ''Atomic Power in Space, '' a history of the Space Isotope Power Program of the United States, covers the period from the program's inception in the mid-1950s through 1982. Written in non-technical language, the history is addressed to both the general public and those more specialized in nuclear and space technologies. 19 figs., 3 tabs.
- Notes:
- Title from title screen (viewed Nov. 23, 2015).
- Published through the Information Bridge: DOE Scientific and Technical Information.
- "March 1987."
- "DOE/NE/32117-H1."
- "DE87 010618."
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 106-142) and index.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Atomic power in space
- Microfiche version: Atomic power in space
- OCLC:
- 727230393
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