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Appendix A: Past U.S. Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion Programs
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... APPENDIX A 109 Appendixes
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... A Past U.S. Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion Programs The United States has a long history of developing space nuclear power and propulsion programs.
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... 112 PRIORITIES IN SPACE SCIENCE ENABLED BY NUCLEAR POWER AND PROPULSION Orion adapted nuclear explosives for space use: nuclear bombs would be ejected aft of a spacecraft and exploded some distance away. Propellant (water or wax)
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... APPENDIX A 113 TABLE A.1 Use of Radioisotope Power Systems on Spacecraft, 1961 to 2006 Power Source Spacecraft Mission Type Launch Date Status SNAP-3B7 Transit 4A Navigational 6-29-61 RPS operated for 15 years. Satellite now shut down but operational.
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... National Research Council, Thermionics Quo Vadis? An Assessment of the DTRA's Advanced Thermionics Research and Development Program, National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., 2001.
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