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SNAP 10A thermal control coatings.

SNAP-10A high emittance white coating, noting stability at 600 degrees F, irradiation and vacuum and mechanical vibration

SURFACE STABILITY

SNAP-8 - A technical assessment.

SNAP-8, nuclear electric power-conversion system /PCS/ designed for operation in space, using liquid metals as working fluids

LIQUID METAL

Mission Capabilities of Ion Engines Using SNAP-8 Power Supplies

Mission performance capabilities of ion engines powered by the 30 kw and 60 kw SNAP-8 power supplies are compared for the following missions: a 24-hr equatorial satellite, a 100 n mi lunar satellite, a 500 n mi Mars satellite, a Mercury probe, and an out-of-the-ecliptic probe. The capabilities of arc- jet engines and chemical engines for the same missions are compared with those of the ion engines. The majority of the comparisons are for 8500-lb spacecraft which are boosted into a 300 n mi orbit by the Atlas-Centaur. Variations in initial orbit altitude, the use of actual launch dates rather than dates based on simplifying assumptions, and the combined use of chemical and electrical propulsion systems were also evaluated in terms of their effect on mission performance.

IONIC PROPULSION

Electronic assembly rack panels snap on and off

Snap fasteners on each side of an electronic assembly rack blank panel give quick access to the interior. Guide pins extending from the inside face easily slip into standard screw holes on the frame and provide additional support.

Bailey, J. W.