Apollo experience report : power generation system / by David Bell III and Fulton M. Plauché.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Bell, David, author.

Plauché, Fulton M., author.

Contributor:

United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, issuing body.

Manned Spacecraft Center (U.S.)

Series:

NASA technical note ; D-7142.

NASA/TN ; D-7142

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Project Apollo (U.S.).

Space vehicles--Auxiliary power supply.

Space vehicles--Electric equipment.

Genre:

technical reports.

Technical reports

Technical reports.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (18 pages) : illustrations

Other Title:

Power generation system

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, March 1973.

Summary:

A comprehensive review of the design philosophy and experience of the Apollo electrical power generation system is presented. The review of the system covers a period of 8 years, from conception through the Apollo 12 lunar-landing mission. The program progressed from the definition phase to hardware design, system development and qualification, and, ultimately, to the flight phase. Several problems were encountered; however, a technology evolved that enabled resolution of the problems and resulted in a fully manrated power generation system. These problems are defined and examined, and the corrective action taken is discussed. Several recommendations are made to preclude similar occurrences and to provide a more reliable fuel-cell power system.

Notes:

"March 1973."

Online resource, PDF version; title from title page (NASA, viewed on July 7, 2021).

Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified]: HathiTrust Digital Library. 2024.

Other Format:

Print version: Bell, David. Apollo experience report.

OCLC:

890699924

Access Restriction:

Use copy Restrictions unspecified