The start of the Third Millennium will be highlighted by the establishment of man's extraterrestrial civilization with three technical cornerstones leading to the off-planet expansion of the human resource base. These are (1) the availability of compact energy sources for power and propulsion, (2) the creation of permanent manned habitats in space, and (3) the ability to process materials anywhere in the Solar System. In the 1990s and beyond, nuclear reactors could represent the prime source of both space power and propulsion. The manned and unmanned space missions of tomorrow will demand first kilowatt and then megawatt levels of power. Various nuclear power plant technologies will be discussed, with emphasis on derivatives from the nuclear rocket technology. (ERA citation 07:053805)
Nuclear Power: Key to Man's Extraterrestrial Civilization
1982
7 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Stanford Workshop on Extraterrestrial civilization Opening a new Scientific Dialog
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