GENERATOR FOR APOLLO STATION.—A drawing of an S.N.A.P.-27 radio-isotope-fuelled generator (foreground) supplying electric power to an Apollo research station on the surface of the moon. The nuclear device is designed to provide about 56 watts of electricity continuously for at least a year without refuelling. S.N.A.P. (Systems for Nuclear Auxiliary Power) is a co-operative programme of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the United States Atomic Energy Commission.
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Press, Volume CVII, Issue 31412, 4 July 1967, Page 12
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69GENERATOR FOR APOLLO STATION.—A drawing of an S.N.A.P.-27 radio-isotope-fuelled generator (foreground) supplying electric power to an Apollo research station on the surface of the moon. The nuclear device is designed to provide about 56 watts of electricity continuously for at least a year without refuelling. S.N.A.P. (Systems for Nuclear Auxiliary Power) is a co-operative programme of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the United States Atomic Energy Commission. Press, Volume CVII, Issue 31412, 4 July 1967, Page 12
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