Advanced Power Sources for Space Missions

Abstract

This study examines the status of and outlook for advanced power sources for space missions. The study resulted from a request by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) for an independent review relating to the space power requirements of its Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI). Initial impetus for the study came from the U.S. Air Force Wright Aeronautical Laboratories, at about the time the SDI Organization was being formed in DOD. Initially, the charge to this committee included these tasks: (1) Evaluate the planning for the development of advanced space based high power technologies to determine the best combination of technology options that should be pursued. (2) Critique current SDI power development plans and objectives. (3) Identify an alternate power program plan that would meet SDI requirements for space based power. (4) Identify technology development approaches that could lead to enabling power system capabilities for future space based defensive systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA345765

Entities

People

  • J. G. Gavin Jr.
  • R. E. English
  • T. R. Burkes

Organizations

  • National Academy of Sciences

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Electric Power
  • Energy Storage
  • Engineers
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Transfer
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Space Objects
  • Spacecraft
  • Thermodynamics

Readers

  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Space