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 Missions -- Followed 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 Vehicles -- Advanced 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 System -- The 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 Collectors -- Centrifugally 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 -- Experiments on Radiant Energy Conversion Using Thin Dielectric Films -- III. 4 Solar Thermionic Systems -- NASA Solar Concentrator Development -- Status Report on Solar Thermionic Power Systems -- Solar Thermionic Power Systems Development -- III. 5 Solar Photovoltaic Systems -- Large Area Solar Cell Array -- State of the Art in Solar Cell Arrays for Space Electricl Power -- IV. CHEMICAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT -- IV. 1 Chemical Fuel Cell Systems -- Chemical and Electrical Engineering of Fuel Cell Systems -- 5-kw Hydrocarbon-Air Fuel Cell Power Source -- Reliability-Engineering of Fuel Cells for Space Power -- Engineering and Economic Aspects of Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell Systems -- Systems Engineering of Fuel Cell Powerplants -- IV. 2 Chemical Primary Battery Systems -- Sealed Silver-Zinc Batteries -- New Primary Battery Systems -- Thermal Analysis of Hermetically Sealed Nickel-Cadmium Cells for Space Applications -- Auxiliary Electrode Space Cells -- IV. 3 Chemical Dynamic Systems.

Advanced Continuous Duty Power Supply for Space Vehicles -- Intermittent Flow Turbine Power System -- Hypergolic Fueled Reciprocating Space Power Unit -- Development of Hydrogen-Oxygen Fueled 3-kw Internal-Combustion Engine -- IV. 4 Power Conversion Systems -- Power System Analysis and Optimization Using Advanced Voltage Regulation Techniques -- Power Conditioning Development for Ion Engines -- V. MHD POWER SYSTEMS FOR SPACE -- Liquid-Metal MHD Power Conversion -- INDEX OF CONTRIBUTORS.