ARTIFICIAL SOURCES OF NUCLEAR ENERGY IN OUTER SPACE.

Abstract

This paper on artifical sources of nuclear energy in outer space deals with the problem of utilizing atomic energy for test purposes in outer space. Artificial sources of nuclear energy could be used for studying outer space inasmuch as they can identify matter in space and thus make it possible to study the properties and characteristics of such matter. The artificial sources of nuclear energy would also make it possible to study in more detail such phenomena as swarms of meteorites. This paper also suggests the establishment of special space laboratories in which man could carry out studies in the field of experimental astrophysics by using models of stars or models of planetary systems and stellar systems. Laboratories of this kind would make it possible to study a wide range of problems, beginning with the practical utilization of nuclear energy for the production of electric energy on the earth's surface and ending with the problem of the existence of what is known as antimatter and its properties.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 27, 1966
Accession Number
AD0804145

Entities

People

  • O. S. Wolczek

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Astrophysics
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Energy
  • Meteorites
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Outer Space
  • Production
  • Research Facilities

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Solar Physics
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space