Present planning concerned with spacecraft secondary power requirements for planetary, interplanetary, and lunar exploration; from power requirement shown and desired weights, need for nuclear power source is indicated; use of electric propulsion for final phases of propulsion to place spacecraft at its destination.
Nuclear electric power for space missions
Aerospace Eng
Aerospace Engineering ; 20 , n 5 ; p 18-19 + 44-46 + 48-49
1961
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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