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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.
- 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
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