COVER -- TITLE -- COPYRIGHT -- ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS COMMITTEE -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- CONTENTS -- I. REQUIREMENTS AND APPLICATIONS -- I.1 Nuclear Requirements and Applications -- Radioisotope Power Systems for Manned Space Stations -- Application of SNAP Powerplants for the Lunar Base Mission -- Nuclear Electric Power for Manned Space Stations -- Application of Nuclear Electric Propulsion to Unmanned Scientific Probe Missions -- Electrical Propulsion for Space Missions: Planning Considerations

A Critical Discussion on the Planning Considerations of Electric Propulsion for Space MissionsFollowed by discussion by Benjamin Pinkel -- Nuclear-Electric Power Requirements for Electric Rockets -- I. 2 Solar and Chemical Requirements and Applications -- Multikilowatt Solar Cell Power Systems -- Estimate of Solar-Thermionic System Performance -- Auxiliary Power Generating System for a Large Space Laboratory -- Electrical Power Generation System Requirements for a Logistics Spacecraft -- Power Systems Comparison for Manned Space Station Applications

Preliminary Study of Thermal Integration of Electrical Power and Lifes Support Systems for Manned Space VehiclesAdvanced Fuel Cell Applications for Space Missions -- II. NUCLEAR SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT -- II. 1 The SNAP 2, 8, and 10A Reactor Programs Progress Report -- SNAP 2, 8, and 10A Reactor Programs Progress Report -- II. 2 Nuclear Dynamic Systems -- Application of the Brayton Cycle to Nuclear Electric Space Power Systems -- Status of SNAP-8 Electrical Generating System -- Recent Developments in Meteoroid Protection for Space Power Systems

The MPRE: A Boiling Potassium Reactor SystemThe SNAP-50/SPUR Program -- A Summary of the SNAP Mercury Rankine System Status -- II. 3 Nuclear Thermoelectric Systems -- SNAP 9A � Significant Development Factors and Launch Approval -- SNAP 10A � A Status Report -- II. 4 Nuclear Thermionic Systems -- Multiple-Stage Thermionic Module -- An Engineering Evaluation of Advanced Nuclear Thermionic Space Powerplants -- Thermionic Double-Diode Fueled Converter -- Low-Power Isotope Thermionic Development Program (SNAP-13) -- III. SOLAR SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT

III. 1 Solar CollectorsCentrifugally Stabilized Deployable Solar Collectors -- Solar Concentrator Design and Construction -- III. 2 Solar Dynamic Systems -- Solar Dynamic Power Systems from 3 to 100 kw -- 1.5-kw Solar Dynamic Space Power System -- Solar Brayton-Cycle Power-System Development -- Design Study of Solar Absorbers with Lithium Fluoride Heat Storage -- Development Status of Aluminum Solar Concentrators -- III. 3 Solar Thermoelectric Systems -- Solar Thermoelectric Power Conversion Coupled with Thermal Storage for Orbital Space Applications