Abstract :
Wood, wind, water, coal, oil, gas, and nuclear energy: of those major power sources, only one-nuclear energy-can work in space. In this paper, the author argues that exploration of the Solar System will only get serious when spacecraft can exploit the power of the atom.
Keywords :
nuclear power; radioisotope thermoelectric generators; space research; space vehicle power plants; nuclear energy; nuclear-powered spacecraft; radioisotope thermoelectric generators; space power; Chemicals; Hydrogen; Instruments; Mars; NASA; Propulsion; Rockets; Space exploration; Space technology; Space vehicles;
