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Nuclear Space Power and Propulsion Systems (Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics) by Claudio Bruno is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Nuclear Space Power and Propulsion Systems (Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics) about?

This book comes out of a study prepared for the Space Technology and System Development Commission of the International Academy of Astronautics, and gives an expert, straightforward, and complete outlook on the uses of nuclear energy applied to space missions. Starting from fundamental physics, Chapter 1 explains the advantages of nuclear energy and explores the performance limits of nuclear propulsion in terms of specific impulse, thrust, power, and mass. Following chapters discuss the tremendous accomplishments of the past and moves into more current technology. High-power electric propulsion of all types is extensively covered. These chapters shows how nuclear power can be engineered into a propulsion system now, not in ten or twenty years.

Who reads Nuclear Space Power and Propulsion Systems (Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics)?

Author

Claudio Bruno

Publisher

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9781600860034

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Engineering, Stem