The author examines what it means to flight qualify a space nuclear system. He reviews several qualification programs, including the general-purpose heat source radioisotope thermoelectric generators (GPHS-RTGs) as developed for the Galilee and Ulysses missions, the SNAP-10A space reactor, the Nuclear Engine for Rocket Vehicle Applications (NERVA), the F-1 chemical engine used on the Saturn-V, and the Space Shuttle Main Engines (SSMEs). Similarities and contrasts are noted.<>


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    Titel :

    The past as prologue: a look at historical flight qualifications for space nuclear systems


    Beteiligte:
    Bennett, G.L. (Autor:in)

    Erschienen in:

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    01.11.1992


    Format / Umfang :

    1829986 byte




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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