In July 1989, President Bush announced his space exploration initiative of going back to the Moon to stay and then going to Mars. Building upon its ongoing research and technology base, NASA has established an exploration technology program to develop the technologies needed for piloted missions to the Moon and Mars. A key element for the flights and for the planned bases is power. The NASA research and technology program on space power encompasses power sources, energy storage, and power management.
NASA Research and Technology Program on Space Power: A Key Element of the Space Exploration Initiative
1991
5 pages
Report
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Astronautics , Extraterrestrial Exploration , Solar Energy , Miscellaneous Energy Conversion & Storage , Batteries & Components , Electric batteries , Space exploration , Space power reactors , Nasa programs , Research and development , Electric generators , Electric power transmission , Energy storage , Mars (Planet) , Moon , Nuclear electric power generation , Solar arrays , Solar cells , Space station power supplies , Thermoelectric power generation