a history of space nuclear power and propulsion in the United States Idaho National Laboratory publisher. text bibliography idu 2015 monographic eng

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vii, 205 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm 1. The Early Years -- 2. Galileo and Ulysses -- 3. Advanced Isotope Power Systems -- 4. Reactors Redux -- 5. The SP-100 Program -- 6. The Multimegawatt Program -- 7. Thermionics Revived -- 8. Nuclear Propulsion -- 9. The Prometheus Project -- 10. Infrastructure Inroads -- 11. Visiting Saturn -- 12. To Pluto and Beyond -- 13. Roving Mars -- 14. Into the Future "September 2015." "INL/EXT-15-34409." "Prepared by Idaho National Laboratory, Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC, Space Nuclear Power and Isotope Technologies Division."--Title page verso. Shipping list no.: 2016-0069-P. Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-205) and index. Nuclear rockets History Space vehicles Nuclear power plants History Space vehicles Isotopic power generators History TL1102.N8 A855 2015 E1.2:AT7/2015 E1.2:AT7/2015 (DLC) 87601469 (OCoLC)17806097 GPO 151207 20250219164835.0 000959663 eng