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Kilowatt-class fission power systems for science and human precursor missions /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Mason, Lee S. (Author), Gibson, Marc A. (Marc Andrew) (Author), Poston, David (David Irvin) (Author)
Format:	Government Document eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cleveland, Ohio : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Glenn Research Center, September 2013.
Series:	NASA technical memorandum ; 2013-216541.
Subjects:	Fission. Thermoelectricity. Nuclear electric propulsion. Space missions. Robotics.
Online Access:	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo54373 http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo54373

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